Government Approves Sports Ministry�s GHC36m Budget For 2015

The Ministry of Sports 2015 budget of GHC36 million has been approved by Parliament, according to reports in the media. The budget which is expected to be use to develop sports in the country will be disburse to the various sporting Associations including football. Ghanasportsonline.com gathers that the money does not include the Black Stars AFCON 2015 budget which is yet to be confirmed by the Sports Ministry. According to reports, a large piece of the money will be used for the renovation of the four national stadia namely Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale which has been in a bad state since its construction in 2007. Meanwhile, Ghana�s U-20 and U-23 male team who are preparing for the 2015 African Youth Championships and All Africa games respectively are also expected to get their fair share of the money for their various tournaments.