The Minister said this when he met Parliament on Wednesday (July 24, 2019) to discuss Ghana’s participation in the tournament in Egypt.
The Ghanaian government budgeted $6.3 million for AFCON 2019
Ghana’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, has disclosed that the country budgeted US$6,365,033.84 for Ghana’s participation at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah
He said that out of the budgeted amount, they spent $4, 564, 352.00 from the training tour up until the team exited the AFCON at the round of 16 stage.
The expenditure covered the following:
The playing body
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Technical team
Members of Parliament’s Select Committee on Youth and Sports
Representatives of GHALCA
Representatives of Old Footballers
Some staff of the GFA
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Some staff of the Ministry of Youth and Sports
Some member of the Ghana Supporters Union
Journalists
A further breakdown of the expenditure is provided as follows:
Airfare – $924,168
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Per diem, players – $187,050
Per diem, technical staff – $129, 600
Per diem, additional technical staff – $90,750
Winning bonus, players – $965, 405
Winning bonus, technical – $347,027
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Winning bonus, additional technical staff – $177,000
Accommodation – $1,143,519
Feeding – $419,300
Match Tickets 0 $41,750
Medicals – $44,574
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Visa Fees – $8,541
Internal Transportation -$43,092
Incidentals – $42,576
Total; $4,564,352
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