{"id":66254,"date":"2024-02-06T19:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=66254"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:36:43","slug":"sammy-gyamfi-writes-on-the-matter-of-ghanas-humongous-2023-afcon-budget-and-matters-arising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sammy-gyamfi-writes-on-the-matter-of-ghanas-humongous-2023-afcon-budget-and-matters-arising","title":{"rendered":"Sammy Gyamfi writes on the matter of Ghana\u2019s humongous 2023 AFCON budget and matters arising"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>It is important to make the point, that even though this tournament was held in the year 2017, the budget was approved by the erstwhile NDC\/Mahama government in 2016.<\/b><\/p>\n

Claims that the erstwhile Mahama\/NDC administration budgeted the highest amounts for previous AFCON competitions are completely false and should be treated with utmost contempt.<\/p>\n

For instance, Namibia budgeted a modest amount of about $1.1 million dollars, while Zambia budgeted an amount of $2 million dollars for the 2023 AFCON. Even almighty Nigeria, budgeted a frugal amount of $1.3 million dollars for the 2023 AFCON. The list goes on and on. This begs the question as to why debt-stricken Ghana, will budget a colossal $8.5 million dollars for the same tournament.<\/p>\n

It is important to point out, that expenses at AFCON tournaments are mainly contingent upon how far a country reaches in the tournament. Any comparison of AFCON expenses that doesn\u2019t take into cognizance the stage the country reached in the tournaments under comparison, is utterly useless.<\/p>\n

For instance, it is ridiculous to compare Ghana\u2019s 2021 AFCON expenditure of $2.5 million, to Ghana\u2019s 2015 AFCON expenditure of $5.8 million because, whereas the Black Stars progressed to the finals in the 2015 AFCON, they were eliminated at the group stages in 2021.<\/p>\n

It is noteworthy, that Ghana reached the semi-finals of the 2012 and 2013 AFCON tournaments and played in the finals of the 2010 and 2015 AFCONs (all under the previous NDC administration). A simplistic comparison of the country\u2019s total expenditure at these tournaments, with expenses at subsequent tournaments where Ghana was eliminated at the group stages or at the quarter final stage, is preposterous to say the least.<\/p>\n

On the contrary, the record shows that the NDC\/Mahama government took a decision to slash the GFA\u2019s budget of $8 million for the 2013 AFCON by half.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, Government had to fall on the GNPC to significantly sponsor the modest budget for the 2013 AFCON due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n

The 2019 publication being attributed to JoySports, which many pundits and officials have referenced in times past, also claims that Ghana spent $8 million dollars on the 2015 AFCON. Again, this claim is completely unfounded as the facts show that Ghana only spent $5.8 million on the 2015 AFCON.<\/p>\n

I would like to believe that this was a sincere error on the part of JoySports. They must do the needful by retracting this old publication immediately, lest they mislead and misinform the general public.<\/p>\n

For the records, this amount has already been transferred to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association, who have dissipated a chunk of it on ridiculous appearance fees, bonuses and other reckless expenses. This should be a legitimate cause for concern for every patriotic Ghanaian.<\/p>\n

It is absolutely imperative, for the nation to launch full-scale investigations into the shambolic performance of the Black Stars in order to forestall the embarrassment the nation suffered at Cote D\u2019Ivoire, which has become symptomatic of the wasteful Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia administration.<\/p>\n

Source: 3News<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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