Running National Team is Expensive; Sports Minister Ahead of Black Stars Budget
The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, ahead of the release of the budget of the Black Stars for the World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar has tried psyching Ghanaians about the figures that would reflect on the sheet.
According to him, running a national sports team is costly especially when the players reside in Europe.
“There is nothing to hide, but people must understand that running the national team is expensive because most of the players come from Europe. Apart from that, all details will be made public,” he is quoted as saying by Adomonline.
It comes as he has come under pressure to publish the budget in accordance with President John Dramani Maham’s promise.
He explained that publication was delayed to avoid taking over national discourse and distracting the team ahead of the two qualifiers.
“People were asking me to disclose the budget for the games, but I kept asking myself, what will the budget do for the team ahead of the games? Sometimes, certain situations create distractions, so we must weigh every decision carefully.”
Source: oopemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
