{"id":1110390,"date":"2022-06-04T16:43:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/04\/we-need-1m-from-govt-to-make-an-impact-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T16:43:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T16:43:06","slug":"we-need-1m-from-govt-to-make-an-impact-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/04\/we-need-1m-from-govt-to-make-an-impact-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"We need $1m from govt to make an impact in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"497\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kotoko-1-750x536-1-696x497.jpg\"   alt=\"Asante Kotoko players\" title=\"Asante Kotoko players\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asante Kotoko players<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nana Yaw Amponsah says Asante Kotoko will need government\u2019s assistance of\u00a0$1 million ahead of the CAF Champions League campaign next season to be able to make an impact.<\/p>\n<p>The Porcupine Warriors have won the 2021\/22 Ghana Premier League campaign with 60 points with three games to spare and will therefore represent the country in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko fought back to end their outstanding game against AshantiGold SC at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium 1-1 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian clubs over the years have consistently struggled to make an impact in Africa in recent years, with qualification to the group stages of CAF\u2019s inter-club competitions even hard to come by.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Hearts of Oak were eliminated in the second round of qualifying last season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-07-22-at-15.50.38.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-07-22-at-15.50.38-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Nana Yaw Amponsah\" class=\"wp-image-1990483\"  \/><figcaption><strong>Nana Yaw Amponsah<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the Chief Executive Officer of the club, the assistance of government will go a long towards helping the clubs succeed in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the government of the day is able to devote 6-8 million dollars for Afcon for the Black Stars to go and represent Ghana, then why can\u2019t the government help a team like Kotoko or Hearts or whoever wins the league with a 1 million support to go and lift high the flag of Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the prize of winning the league? It\u2019s about 250,000 Ghana cedis which is about $30,000 and that cannot even be used to play one home match. So the prize money is not there, no sponsorship for the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to send a message to the entire nation, his Excellency the President, the government of the day. Ghana used to have four slots on the continent but now we have two due to the fact that we don\u2019t really perform well when we go.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Kotoko goes to Africa this time, we are not just going as Kotoko, we are going to represent Ghana,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko will be guest to Great Olympics in the matchday 32 games on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6iXNMiJFO70\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iXNMiJFO70?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko players Nana Yaw Amponsah says Asante Kotoko will need government\u2019s assistance of\u00a0$1 million ahead of the CAF Champions League campaign next season to be able to make an impact. 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