
World Cup 2022: Government won’t fly supporters to Qatar – Sports Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says the government is not in a position to finance trips of supporters to the World Cup in Qatar which starts later this month.
“…in view of the current situation our country finds itself in, the government has decided it won’t be financing supporters to the World Cup,” Ussif said on Thursday at a press briefing to receive financial support for the Black Stars.
In previous tournaments the Black Stars has participated, the Ministry facilitates trips for supporters and other Ghanaians to the host country to support the senior national team.
However, with the current economic state of the country where many are reeling from the impact of the global economic crisis, Mr. Ussif and his sector deem it unfavourable to fly supporters to th...