Ghana's cash-strapped football association has asked for an advance on the $8 million prize money it is guaranteed from the World Cup to pay outstanding debts to players.
加纳足协资金短缺，已经向国际足联提出请求，想要预支800万美元的奖金，用以发放拖欠球员的款项。
World Cup prize money - which ranges in Brazil from $8 million for being knocked out in the group stage to $35 million for winning the title - is normally paid after the tournament.
巴西世界杯奖金额度从小组赛出局的800万美元到夺冠的3500万美元不等，但一般都在世界杯结束后发放。
FIFA said Wednesday that Ghana's request was "under evaluation."
国际足联6月25日表示，“正在评估”加纳的请求。
Ghana's deputy sports minister, who said that as much as $3 million in cash would be flown into Brazil. It wasn't clear how Ghana would bring such a large amount of cash into the country without declaring it and paying tax on it in line with Brazilian law.
加纳体育部副部长曾表示将空运300万美元现金送到巴西。不过加纳没有像巴西法律规定的那样，将巨额现金上报给海关并且交税。不知道他们是怎么做到的。
"We are not going to say we are not going to play because of the money," Ghana midfielder Christian Atsu said. "We love our nation and we are going to play for our nation."
加纳中场球员克里斯蒂安•阿特苏说：“我们可不会说因为钱罢赛。我们爱自己的祖国，我们将为祖国而战。”
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah said he had been having "sleepless nights" over the issue which came to a head Tuesday when the players and team management had a meeting instead of conducting a training session. President Mahama "personally spoke to the players" to assure them they would receive the money, the Ghana Football Association said in a statement. Ghana's players trained as scheduled Wednesday in Brasilia.
加纳主教练科外西•阿皮亚说，自己因为这事儿“睡不着觉”。队员们和管理人员24日曾就此事取消训练，而召开会议。加纳足协则发表声明说，足协主席马哈马“亲自跟球员们说”确保他们能拿到钱。25日，加纳队员按照计划在巴西利亚训练备战。
"The management and the government are trying to sort it out and everything will be sorted out in two or three hours' time,'' Appiah said. ''They should have received it before the start of the competition but it's being solved now and we are really focused on the game now."
阿皮亚说：“管理层和政府都正在努力解决问题，所有事情都会在2、3个小时之内解决。他们应该能在比赛之前拿到钱，不过问题正在解决过程中，而我们现在真的应该专心备战。”
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