{"id":87134,"date":"2023-07-27T14:43:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/27\/sports-minister-confirms-receipt-of-2022-world-cup-money-video\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T14:43:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:43:41","slug":"sports-minister-confirms-receipt-of-2022-world-cup-money-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/27\/sports-minister-confirms-receipt-of-2022-world-cup-money-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister confirms receipt of 2022 World Cup money (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2J3A0745-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Mustapha Yussif\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has confirmed that the country has received its share of the 2022 World Cup money from FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed during a press conference on Wednesday during which the minister also explained how the funds would be used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GFA has written to the Ministry that FIFA has transferred the prize money of the 2022 World Cup to the FA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He further highlighted the government\u2019s plans for the funds, stating, \u201cWe are just about going to AFCON. We also want to improve some sports infrastructure. The FA has written to us that they want to improve the infrastructure at Prampram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Asempa FM on \u2018Eko Sii Sen\u2019, he also confirmed that money has been received.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Prior to the tournament in Qatar, FIFA announced a total prize money pool of $1 billion for the tournament, a significant 29% increase.<\/p>\n<p>A total of $440 million was distributed among the 32 participating teams based on their performance in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s expectations were met when they were awarded a total of $10.5 million following their early exit from the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The allocation included a $2.5 million participation fee and a $8 million prize pool for reaching the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Black Stars won one game, defeating South Korea, but lost to Portugal and Uruguay, resulting in their elimination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"ysqUGrC8VKs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Media Review on Adom TV (27-07-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ysqUGrC8VKs?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>Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has confirmed that the country has received its share of the 2022 World Cup money from FIFA. 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