The Stranded Ghanaian footballers who sent an SOS message to the government to be repatriated home from Ethiopia are set to begin a 14-day mandatory quarantine at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram after arriving in the country on Friday.
The players led by former Black Stars defender Lee Addy sent an SOS message which went viral over their plight in Ethiopia following the closure of the Ghanaian borders as they were unable to travel home.
Their plea quickly got a response with the Ghana FA, Sports Ministry as they liaised with Ghana’s Embassy in Ethiopia to airlift the players back home.
According to reports gathered by Happy Sports the players had to pay between $200-$500 to be airlifted back home.
They were airlifted from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Lome, Togo and were transported by bus from Lome to Accra where they will be quarantined at Prampram.
In an interview with Happy Sports on Happy 98.9FM, Lateef Mohammed confirmed the arrival of the stranded players from Ethiopia at Prampram as they begin the 14-day quarantine, “We have arrived home safely and at currently we are at Prampram to begin the 14-day mandatory quarantine. We are ok with the conditions here at the moment”.
He added that should Ghanaian players receive better offers from clubs in the country, they will not be interested in leaving the shores to play in other African countries. According to him, players earn up to $5000 playing in Ethiopia and other African countries.
The 14-days quarantine is part of measures put in place by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
They will be the second batch to be quarantined at the facility since the Ghana FA offered that centre to the government.