Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams has rejected demands to immediately release the budget allocated for the Black Stars’ upcoming games against Chad and Madagascar.

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Amid growing concerns about transparency in the sports sector, there have been increasing calls for the government to reveal how much is being spent on the national football team.

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However, in an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu, the minister said releasing the budget now would be inappropriate.

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“You will know it when the time comes. I’m saying that I will make it public. Has the National Team ceased playing? We have the next assignment in September; we have matches that we’re going to play. And we will surely make it public,” he said.

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Adams clarified that the current budget remains a working draft, and releasing it prematurely could lead to unnecessary speculation and misinterpretation.

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“It will be unfair to make a draft budget public, I’m not hiding it,” he emphasized.

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He assured Ghanaians that the full details of the budget will be made public after all national team activities have concluded.

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The minister also promised that the budget for the Black Stars’ upcoming matches will be presented on time, without any delays.

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“There’s no way I’m going to allow the Ghana Football Association to delay in presentation of a budget for the September round of matches,” he affirmed.

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