The Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Mark Addo, has revealed that the GFA is unable to give an exact figure for the government’s investment in the Black Stars during the 2023 African Cup of Nations [AFCON].
While North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, claimed that the government spent $8.5 million on the Black Stars at the 2023 AFCON, the GFA has distanced itself from these claims.
Mark Addo clarified that the responsibility for budgeting and expenditure lies with the Sports Ministry, and the GFA does not have control over the funds allocated to the team.
“The FA does not receive any money from the Ministry to spend on any item,” stated the GFA Vice President during a press conference on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
He further explained, “The Ministry has a purse holder who is embedded in the team, so every expenditure he accounts for it.”
Addo emphasized that the GFA provided a list of requirements to the Sports Ministry for budget allocation, but they are not privy to the specific amount of funding provided by the government.
“The perception that the Ministry has spent $8.5 million on the Black Stars, anyone on the FA does not know about it because we didn’t advance from our group stage. Once we prepare where we presume the team will reach for the Ministry, we have no idea the amount,” he added.
