Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif has revealed that a game in the FIFA World Cup qualifier will cost the nation ‘not less than $700,000’.
The Black Stars will require an amount of $25 million for preparations for next year’s AFCON as well as qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup.
President Nana Akufo Addo has pledged an amount of $10 million and has also tasked a four-man team led by the Sports Minister to solicit funds to help in meeting the country’s target of winning AFCON 2022 and reaching the semifinals of Qatar 2022.
“Out of the $25 million, if we have to play in the AFCON, we have to prepare. And we need to play two friendly games. And besides that, the world cup qualifiers that we have to play, we will not spend less than $700,000 on each match,” He told Citi TV.
“Then we are then going to participate in the AFCON and we have to play a series of matches, all the way to the final. So this is an expensive venture.
“We need to plan so we don’t have a repeat of what happened in Brazil when we don’t get money for the players, then they will refuse to pay, and instead of focusing on delivery, everybody will now be on the minister,” he said.
