{"id":113622,"date":"2023-10-24T08:07:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T08:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/ghana-fa-backs-saudi-arabia-for-2034-world-cup-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T08:07:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T08:07:29","slug":"ghana-fa-backs-saudi-arabia-for-2034-world-cup-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/ghana-fa-backs-saudi-arabia-for-2034-world-cup-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana FA backs Saudi Arabia for 2034 World Cup bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F268FF87-2984-40DA-95EA-C04C021A-1-696x465.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"F268FF87-2984-40DA-95EA-C04C021A-1\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed its support for Saudi Arabia\u2019s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Gulf country is among the countries hoping to host the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana FA in a statement released on Monday expressed\u00a0its solidarity with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) in their endeavour to bring the World Cup to their nation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana Football Association stands with our friends at Saudi Arabian Football Federation as they embark on their journey to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup\u2122. Inspired by their remarkable transformation and fueled by the passion of their fans, we are excited to support the vision of #Saudi2034. Together, we believe in delivering an incredible tournament that unites the world through the beautiful game!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The relationship between the GFA and SAFF has been further solidified, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in December of the previous year, underlining the collaboration and cooperation between the two football governing bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia recently took a significant step in their bid to host the 2034 World Cup by submitting a formal letter of intent to FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>Since declaring its intention to host the tournament, the SAFF has received substantial support from the international football community, with \u201cover 70 FIFA Member Associations from across different continents\u201d publicly endorsing the Kingdom\u2019s bid.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes in the wake of FIFA\u2019s recent decision to award the hosting rights of the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, with the opening matches set to be hosted by Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay to celebrate the tournament\u2019s centenary.<\/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=\"n0sLq40DUQk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Curbing Crime: Police intensify security surveillance ahead of festive season - IGP (23-10-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n0sLq40DUQk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed its support for Saudi Arabia\u2019s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. 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