700,000 Dollars Saved From Black Stars Budget Review

By: Bernard Nyankomago Kwasi

It has come to light that the Ministry of Youth and Recreation through their review of the Black Stars budget for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers saved Ghana a whooping 700,000 dollars.

This was disclosed by the hardworking Minister of Sports and Recreation, Honourable Kofi Iddi Adams when the Vice President of Ghana, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman visited them on Friday, 23rd January, 2026 at their Ministry in Accra.

Addressing the Vice President in the presence of GFA President Kurt Okraku and other top officials, Hon. Kofi Adams said they did a deep scrutiny to save this money adding that it would be useful to other sporting disciplines.

Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams

Hon. Kofi Adams disclosed that the previous Black Stars budget used to be 2 million dollars but upon a critical deliberation and consideration, it was slashed to 1.3 million dollars.

“In the past the Black Stars budget was 2 million dollars but with this rationalisation, we spent 1.3 million on two away games. We did this in collaboration with the GFA” he noted.

He hinted that they cut down the estimated budget carefully to the extent that neither the players nor coach Otto Addo and his technical staff suffered. He added that the measures have helped put total confidence into Ghanaians who love football.