Convener of the #SaveGhanaFootball demonstration, Saddick Adams has expressed concern about Ghana's expenditure of $3 million on just three games during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
He noted that a significant portion of the AFCON expenses are covered by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).
Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, February 17, Mr Adams pointed out that while the CAF handles a large part of the costs, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) only covers a few items.
He cited an example that, if CAF takes care of 40 contingent members of the Black Stars and the GFA wishes to add 10 more, the GFA bears the expenses for those additional members.
“So how do we come up with such figures? So, my concern has been that over the years, the Sports Ministers only come to Parliament, and it is very difficult to get hold of the details, and the devil is always in the details.
We never get to know who got this. How did we arrive at this figure? Because a blanket three million dollars in spending will not suffice without getting into the details,” he stated.
Mr Adams challenged the claim that the nation saved $3 million from AFCON, pointing out that Ghana was eliminated during the group stages.
He emphasised the need to let the public know the breakdown, which amounted to the $3 million.
“I think that before we can even properly interrogate this spending of three million dollars, which I think is overblown, we need to get the details of what went into it,” he said.
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