The approved budget for Ghana�s Black Stars for the 2014 World Cup campaign is $9.5 million, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has confirmed.
Until last Monday�s confirmation, it had been widely speculated that the GFA had presented a proposed budget of $20 million which had been criticised as �out of the means of an economically challenged country like Ghana.�
However, Mr Nyantakyi said the final figure agreed on was $9.5 million and it was no longer important to discuss that.
�I can confirm to you that, the World Cup budget is about $ 9.5 million so that should no longer be an issue. What we have to do now is to rally behind the team and support them to excel at the World Cup,� Mr Nyatankyi said when he addressed the press conference to announce the Stars provisional squad last Monday.
According to Nyantakyi, the approved budget will take care of the Stars� preparations towards the tournament, as well as their participation in the June 12 to July 6 tournament in Brazil.
They are drawn in Group G with Germany, Portugal and USA.
Build up for World Cup
� May 20 to May 23: Non residential camping in Accra
� May 23: Courtesy call on President John Mahama
Farewell match against local select side
� May 24: Departure for the Netherlands
� May 25 to May 30: Training in Rotterdam
� May 31: International friendly against the Netherlands
� June 1: Departure from Rotterdam to Miami, Florida
� June 2 to June 8: Training in Florida
� June 9: International friendly against South Korea in Miami
� June 10: Media event and departure for Marcelo, Brazil
� June 11: First training in build-up to first match
� June 16: Stars� first group game against USA
� June 21: Stars against Germany
� June 26: Stars against Portugal
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