{"id":1086490,"date":"2022-05-13T18:27:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/countryman-songo-fires-govt-gfa-ahead-of-world-cup-video-2\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:27:15","slug":"countryman-songo-fires-govt-gfa-ahead-of-world-cup-video-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/countryman-songo-fires-govt-gfa-ahead-of-world-cup-video-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Countryman Songo \u2018Fires\u2019 Govt, GFA Ahead Of World Cup (VIDEO) |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Controversial sports journalist, Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known as, Country Man Songo has sent a note of caution to government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) ahead of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He claims the association is expected to receive over $1.5 million from World government football body, FIFA to help Ghana prepare well for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana after qualifying for the World Cup will receive $2 million from FIFA for preparation and another $10 million as participation fee.<\/p>\n<p>But given the GFA\u2019s track record, the host of\u00a0Fire-for-Fire feared the money might not be used for the intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p>As a stakeholder in Ghana football, Countryman Songo said he will keep an eagle eye on the GFA led by President, Kurt Okraku.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Akufo-Addo don\u2019t allow your Sports Minister and Kurt Okraku to chop this money,\u201d he fumed. He urged government to encourage transparency and accountability in managing the funds for the \u2018Mundial\u2019 tournament in Qatar.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ghana has been drawn in Group H, along with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea, ahead of the competition which runs from 21 November to 18 December 2022.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Az_L7WPXZMI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countryman Songo&#039;s strong message to govt ahead of 2022 World Cup\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Az_L7WPXZMI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/180510474_530408.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1021\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: adomonline.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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