Government has announced its plans to support Ghanaian football clubs that qualify to play in continental competitions and qualify to the Group Stage of the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup competitions with an amount US$200,000 and US$150,000 respectively.
This comes after series of complaints from local clubs who qualify for the continental competition citing the lack of funds and financial support as a main factor for their poor run in the competition.
In a Press Statement signed by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Isaac Asiamah, the move is to “financially cushion the Football Clubs in their bid to bring honour to our country while encouraging them to attain excellence in these continental competitions.”
Read the full statement below
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS FOOTBALL CLUBS IN CAF COMPETITIONS
As part of efforts to support football clubs that qualify to play in continental competitions, the Ministry of Youth and Sports on the behalf of Government has decided to boost Clubs that qualify to the Group Stage of the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup competitions with an amount of Two hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$200,000) and One Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars(US$150,000) respectively.
This gesture, Government believes, would go a long way to financially cushion the Football Clubs in their bid to bring honour to our country while encouraging them to attain excellence in these continental competitions.
Signed
HON. ISAAC KWAME ASIAMAH (MP)
MINISTER
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