REVEALED! Ghana Spends GHC 28 Million On Black Stars
It has been revealed that Ghana spends a whopping sum of 28 million cedis on Black Stars activities.
According to a statement by the Member of Parliament for North-Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, shared on his Facebook wall, the nation’s expenditure for the Black Stars is so overwhelming that the team and the Sports officials cannot be left off the hook over their failure to progress in tournaments, particularly the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Breaking down the figures, Okudzeto noted that documents submitted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and available to him indicate a colossal GHC 27.9 million of taxpayers’ money used to take care of the players.
He added that this amount excludes expenditure for the AFCON 2023 but assured the public he will expose the figures as soon as he gets his hand on them.
Find below Ghana’s expenditure breakdown on the Black Stars posted by Hon. Okudzeto:
I hope Ghanaian footballers called to play for the Black Stars recognize that apart from the pride and high honour in representing our nation, taxpayers are making extraordinary sacrifices on the team despite the prevailing economic crisis.
The huge financial burden on struggling taxpayers must warrant some respect and utmost commitment from these players.
Documents submitted to Parliament by Ghana’s Youth and Sports Ministry a few weeks ago have shed light on a number of these Black Stars expenditure items:
1) 2024 AFCON Qualifier (Ghana V Angola — Home & Away) — GHS7,452,437.71
2) 2024 AFCON Qualifier (Ghana V Madagascar — Home & Away) — GHS8,395,434.13
3) 2024 AFCON Qualifier (Ghana V Central Africa Republic — Home & Away) — GHS3,414,894.51
4) April to June 2023 salaries of the coach & signing on fees — GHS3,379,548.10
5) The official ministerial documents also reveal that it cost taxpayers a significant
GHS5,324,721.89 to airlift supporters of the Black Stars during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
These 5 items alone amount to a colossal GHS27,967,036.34.
Note that this GHS27.9million spent on Black Stars related activities during a period of historic economic crisis does not include latest tournament expenditure items in Côte d’Ivoire (I shall highlight that later).
For a country undergoing unprecedented financial haircuts which does not spare even the aged, and for a country unable to raise GHS4million to save lives at Korle-Bu’s renal unit — players of our senior national team and GFA officials must acknowledge that there are so many national problems we can solve with GHS27.9million and that we do not deserve this calamitous output.
Source: Ghmessenger.com
