{"id":137557,"date":"2024-01-10T12:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/10\/heres-what-sports-ministry-said-about-2023-afcon-budget\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:16:33","slug":"heres-what-sports-ministry-said-about-2023-afcon-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/10\/heres-what-sports-ministry-said-about-2023-afcon-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what Sports Ministry said about 2023 AFCON budget \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sports Ministry Spokesperson, Charles Amofa, has stated that the Black Stars\u2019 budget for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be revealed after the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Amofa entreated Ghanaians to rally behind the team and suggested that pray for the team to bring glory to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AFCON budget is a work in progress, Ghanaians will know after the tournament. For now, we will entreat everyone to pray for the team,\u201d he told Angel FM.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the Black Star\u2019s AFCON budget will be announced after the tournament since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2021 AFCON, the Ministry for Youth and Sports budgeted $25 million. The budget also covered the team\u2019s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n<p>According to graphicsports, the government has spent an estimated $70 million on the Black Stars and football.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 AFCON is scheduled to kick start on January 13, 2023. Ghana will face Cape Verde in a Group B encounter on Sunday, January 14 at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Baigny in Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Ministry Spokesperson, Charles Amofa, has stated that the Black Stars\u2019 budget for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be revealed after the tournament. 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