The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has welcomed government’s approval of a $1.2 million budget to cover expenses for the Black Stars’ final round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers this month.
Sports Minister Kofi Adams, who also serves as Member of Parliament for Buem, confirmed on Monday, September 29, that the allocation will cater for the team’s crucial fixtures against the Central African Republic and Comoros.
The breakdown includes $733,000 for the away clash in Casablanca on October 8 and $387,000 for the home tie in Accra on October 12.
Speaking to Woezor TV’s Arena, GFA Communications Director Henry Asante Twum explained that the Association had submitted projected costs based on past experiences, leaving the Sports Ministry to finalise the figures.
“The budget the Ghana Football Association (GFA) sent to the Sports Ministry are the actuals. Everything we presented to the Ministry are estimates or projections, and that is based on experience, based on games that we play. Let us not forget that there are inconsistencies in terms of figures because we do not play at one venue,” Asante Twum said.
“During the September internal window, we played in Chad for the away game, and then we came back to Ghana to play against Mali. This time around, we are going to Morocco, so the expenses made against Chad will not be the same for the game against Central African Republic in Morocco in terms of feeding, hotel, internal rounds, cost of training facility and other things. Once we make those projections on empirical evidence, research, facts and historical antecedents, it is always up to the Sports Ministry to take the final decision so we don’t have any reservations, or whatsoever.
“We presented a budget estimate, and the Sports Ministry have come up with the actuals, and we have to move forward from there,” he added.
The Black Stars will face the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur de Meknes, Morocco, with kick-off set for 16:00 GMT, before returning to host Comoros at the Accra Sports Stadium on October 12 at 19:00 GMT.
Victory in these two games would secure Ghana’s qualification for a fifth FIFA World Cup.
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