{"id":2943,"date":"2024-02-16T20:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2024-02-16T20:33:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T20:33:22","slug":"ghana-spent-3-million-at-afcon-2023-sports-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=2943","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Spent $3 Million  At AFCON 2023 &#8211; Sports Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent revelation by Mustapha Ussif, the Minister for Youth and Sports in Ghana, the country&#8217;s expenditure during the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has come under scrutiny. With an estimated budget of $8,506,450.00 for both pre-tournament and tournament phases, the Ministry of Finance released $5,071,840.36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The allocated funds were designated for various essentials such as per diems, flight arrangements, medicals, equipment, logistics, and hospitality. Of the released amount, $3,070,067.81 was spent on these aspects, leaving a surplus of $2,001,772.55 after Ghana&#8217;s exit from the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the Sports Ministry had also mobilized an additional $400,000 to enhance the team&#8217;s preparations, reflecting the commitment to providing optimal support. <br><br>This surplus and the supplementary funds showcase the ministry&#8217;s prudent financial management, underscoring its dedication to ensuring a well-equipped and prepared team for the prestigious football event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As discussions surrounding the fiscal aspects of Ghana&#8217;s AFCON 2023 participation unfold, questions may arise about the potential reallocation of surplus funds and the broader implications for future sports investments in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The transparency in disclosing the financial details adds a layer of accountability to the sports administration, fostering a dialogue about resource allocation and efficient financial stewardship in the realm of international sports competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent revelation by Mustapha Ussif, the Minister for Youth and Sports in Ghana, the country&#8217;s expenditure during the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has come under scrutiny. With an estimated budget of $8,506,450.00 for both pre-tournament and tournament phases, the Ministry of Finance released $5,071,840.36. The allocated funds were designated for various [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,11],"tags":[873,912,911],"class_list":["post-2943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-sports","tag-black-stars","tag-mustapha-yussif","tag-sports-minister"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2945,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2943\/revisions\/2945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}