{"id":87128,"date":"2023-07-27T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/27\/sports-minister-breaks-silence-on-ghanas-ambition-to-host-world\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:27:40","slug":"sports-minister-breaks-silence-on-ghanas-ambition-to-host-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/27\/sports-minister-breaks-silence-on-ghanas-ambition-to-host-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister breaks silence on Ghana’s ambition to host World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has reacted to the reports suggesting that the Ghana government plans to bid to host the 2038 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

Multiple reports emerged that the country is planning to host the world\u2019s biggest football tournament.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Asempa FM on \u2018Eko Sii Sen\u2019 on Wednesday, the sector\u00a0Minister said the country does not have the means to host the Mundial at the moment.<\/p>\n

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He, however, believes if a time comes when the country has the finances to host the rest of the world, the government will consider bidding for the hosting rights of the FIFA World Cup tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not yet ready to host the World Cup. If in the future we have the means including funding then we will consider it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mustapha Ussif\u00a0has disclosed that Ghana has received $9 million from FIFA for participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

According to him, the government is now being engaged to decide what the money will be used for.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are entitled to 9 million dollars per the stage we got to. We are now working on approval from the President to see what we will use the money for,\u201d Mustapha Ussif said.<\/p>\n

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