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The Ghanaian government budgeted $6.3 million for AFCON 2019

Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh

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
Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah

The Minister said this when he met Parliament on Wednesday (July 24, 2019) to discuss Ghana’s participation in the tournament in Egypt.

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

Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh A feminist at heart and a lover of art. She loves to write on business, politics and health.

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