REVEALED GHANA SPENT $8MILLION ON AFCON 2015

Government spent about $8,017,099.19 on Ghana’s
preparation and participation in the 2015 Africa
Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Equatorial
Guinea.
The Youth and Sports Minister, Mahama Ayariga
revealed that the Ministry spent $4,774,519.19 on
preparation and $3,242,580.00 on Ghana’s
participation in the AFCON.
The Minister made this revelation when he gave a
detailed account of all expenses made by
government during the three-week tournament.
Ghanaians have been demanding a detailed account
of how much the country spent on the Black Stars
and the technical team before and during the
tournament.
The Minister had early on refused to disclose the
budget allocation for the AFCON with the
explanation that the budget report will be
submitted to the appropriate authorities.
Mahama Ayariga subsequently appeared before
Parliament on Wednesday and revealed out of the
amount, $932,740 and $3,242,580.00 were
approved for boarding and lodging, airfare, per
diem, friendly matches, and other expenses of the
team for its training camp in Seville, Spain.
Also, $648,640 was approved for per diem
allowances, boarding and lodging and other
expenses for the players and the officials for the
tournament phase.
$3,224,139.20 was approved for the bonuses and
honorarium for the players, the technical and
management team, as well as other officials of the
team.
He however indicated that the winning bonuses and
honoraria of the technical team and other officials
of the team were reduced by between 20% and
%30 of the previous payment structure.