Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Ussif, has announced that the government has allocated more than $2.5 million to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to improve the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence (GSCE) in Prampram.
This funding is designated for the construction of a hotel that will serve as accommodation for national teams during their engagements.
During his appearance before the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Culture, and Tourism, led by Wisdom Kobena Woyome, the Sports Minister emphasised that the Ministry will closely oversee how the funds are utilised to ensure they are spent as intended by the GFA.
“In 2022, when the prize money came [from the World Cup], a portion of it that we spent—about $5 million—was taken by the government to finance our participation in AFCON, and $2.8 million has been given to the FA to improve the facilities and build a hotel at Prampram,” Hon. Mustapha Ussif explained to the committee.
He further added, “As we speak, at the last Congress of the FA, which was just about two weeks ago, the FA officially broke ground to construct a hotel facility for our national teams at Prampram.
The Ministry is overseeing the allocation to ensure the funds are used for their designated purpose.
This effort aims to enhance the nation’s sports infrastructure by offering upgraded facilities for the national teams, thereby easing some of the logistical difficulties they currently encounter.