Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, during a press conference on Wednesday, July 25, 2022,disclosed that the Ghanaian government, in partnership with the Ghana Football Association, has intentions to allocate the World Cup prize money towards preparations for the 2023 AFCON and infrastructure development.

The minister confirmed that the GFA has informed the ministry about this decision, indicating their joint commitment to utilizing the funds for the betterment of football in the country.

“The GFA has written to the Ministry that FIFA has transferred the prize money of the 2022 World Cup to the FA,” he said.

He noted that the government and the FA plan have set sight on preparations for AFCON and infrastructure, specifically Ghanaman Soccer Centre in Prampram.

“We are just about going to AFCON. We also want to improve some sports infrastructure. The FA has written to us that they want to improve the infrastructure at Prampram.”

Ghana exited the tournament at the group stage, hence, was entitled to a sum of $9.5 million.

The Black Stars were earlier handed $1.5 million as a preparation fee, taking their World Cup participation benefit to $10.5 million.