2022 World Cup: Government will not fly supporters to Qatar with taxpayers money - Sports Minister

Published on: 09 September 2022
2022 World Cup: Government will not fly supporters to Qatar with taxpayers money - Sports Minister
A Ghanian supporter cheers on January 20, 2013 before the start of a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations football match between Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has insisted that the state will not fly supporters to  Qatar to support the Black Stars at the 2022 World Cup with the taxpayer's money.

This follows lessons from the 2014 World Cup, where it emerged that the government spent a lot to send thousands of fans to Brazil.

Supporters were left stranded with led to the country being ridiculed by the international media.

However, Ussif said that will not be repeated this year, adding that private sponsorship will be secured to take fans to Qatar.

According to him, the government of Ghana is engaging with corporate companies to fund the conveyance of fans to Qatar.

“Government is trying to raise funds through Corporate Ghana to help us to take fans to support our Black Stars,” he said on Citi FM.

“We will not use State funds for this and that is why we are appealing to corporate Ghana to come to our aid," he added.

Ghana will play Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay in Group H when they participate in the competition which commences in November.

Ghana will open its campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.

Four days later, the Black Stars return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.

Ghana will wrap up its group stage adventure with its much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.

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