Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has disclosed that portions of revenue generated from Ghana’s participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been disbursed towards the construction of a hotel for the national teams.
The Black Stars of Ghana made over $9 million for participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
According to the Minister, over $2.6 million has been transferred to the Kurt Okraku led Ghana Football Association (GFA) to build a hotel for the national teams.
The project, he says, is being developed at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence in Prampram. The Minister pledged to keep a keen eye on the construction to prevent any misappropriation.
“In 2022, when the prize money came [from the World Cup], a portion of it that we spent—about $5 million—was taken by the government to finance our participation in AFCON, and $2.8 million has been given to the FA to improve the facilities and build a hotel at Prampram,” Hon. Mustapha Ussif explained to the committee.
“As we speak, at the last Congress of the FA, which was just about two weeks ago, the FA officially broke ground to construct a hotel facility for our national teams at Prampram. The Ministry is monitoring to ensure that the portion allocated to them is utilized for the intended purpose,” he added.
