An official of the NSA, Charles Amoah on Monday, January 27 confirmed the amount to Kumasi based Oyerepa FM.
The super clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Sunday, January 26, 2020 generated GHS 726, 380 Ghana cedis or about USD 130,000 in gate proceeds according to the National Sports Authority (NSA).
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The amount raked in from the gate proceeds has now become the new record in Ghana, in terms of highest amount raised from a game.
In 2019, Kumasi Asante Kotoko generated GHS 639, 000 in revenue in a match against Cotonsport of Cameroon in the CAF Confederation Cup.
The Ghana Football Association sold 37, 000 tickets for the match between Hearts and Kotoko. Tickets were sold at GHS 20 for the popular stand and centre line, GHS 30 for the lower VIP, GHS 50 for the upper VIP and GHS 100 for the VVIP.
The proceeds will be divided among Accra Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko and the National Sports Authority for the use of the Accra Sports Stadium.