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The uneasy tension between the Ghana FA and the new sports minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye has hit a new low after the revelation by the federation that it is unaware of the slashed bonuses of the Black Stars.

The revelation by the GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi that they federation has no knowledge of the bonus reduction casts some light on the simmering tension between the football governing body and the new minister.

This comes after several uneasy situations between the new minister the federation which shows that the relationship is not smooth to ensure the development of the game in the country.

The issues of the tickets for Ghana FA executives during the qualifier against Mozambique showed the the relationship between the two outfits was not the best.

Several GFA officials, who are the organisers of the match and CAF's representatives for the game, had to buy tickets for the match because new measures of validation by the minister had overly delayed the arrival of the complimentary tickets.

The decision by the minister to slash the tickets allocated to the GFA to half while others for players and old players stood at the amount also gave hints of simmering rifts between the two.

This followed a revelation last week that the minister had successfully negotiated a reduction of the bonuses for the Black Stars.

While it was commendable for the minister to manage to solve this thorny issue of the bonuses, his exclusion of the GFA has exposed some bad blood between the two.

 The GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi revealed on GTV that as the implementing body and the managers of the Black Stars they were unaware of the reports. They only read about it in the media.

“I’ve not met the minister in this matter (bonus) but I read in the media that the minister had negotiated a reduction of the bonus with the Black Stars players,” Nyantakyi said on GTV.

 The reports said minister successfully negotiated with them to slash down their wining bonus from $10,000 to $8,000. The two parties also agreed that the bonuses should be paid in the local currency, the Cedi, and should be deposited into the accounts provided by the players.

As some of these measures are already in place - like playing the Black Stars in their bank accounts or by cheques, it is clear the two sides are on good talking terms which could damage the development of the game in the country.

The suspicion might have been sparked by the minister statement even be