Spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum says the Government took over $5m dollars from the from the total cash attained at the 2022 FIFa World Cup.
Despite Ghana’s early exit from the competition, they were allocated a total of $9million, which included a participation fee of $1.5 million and a prize pool of $8 million.
Prior to the tournament in Qatar, FIFA had announced a total prize money pool of $1 billion, representing a significant 29% increase from previous editions. Out of this amount, $440 million was allocated to the 32 participating teams based on their performance in the World Cup.
“Government instructed us to send USD5.2 million back to them to offset the investment they made in the World Cup and invest the remaining USD$8.2 million into the World Cup legacy project signed by the Chief of Staff, Frema Opare. They said we should invest it under the a World Cup legacy project under the supervision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports,” he stressed.
Ghana got eliminated from the Worlds biggest football fiesta picking up just a win and suffering two defeats.
By: Gbordzor Promise
