Former Black Stars management committee chairman, Yaw Boateng Gyan believes that the step taken by Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to end its trophy drought is in the right direction.
The President on Monday approved a $25m for the Black Stars participation in the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup qualifying campaigns after holding a successful meeting with CEO’s of Corporate Ghana at the Jubilee House.
He promised to provide $10m of the $25M while entreating the corporate institutions to aid in fulfilling the quantum.
The gesture by the Nana Addo’s led administration has received a lot of backlash from a session of Ghanaians.
But the President of Division One outfit Tano Bofoakwa says the step taken is in the right direction as he strongly believes money plays a vital role in football.
“It is a very good approach by the president. The steps he has taken is a step in the right direction” he told Gye Nyame FM.
“The targets set too are achievable. The President is a football fan and with the help of the cooperate bodies in raising the $25m, I believe we can achieve it.”
“I have always maintained that I will never involve politics in football matters because I was a football administrator before politics, I will always be candid when it comes to sports. Football is the only thing that unites us.”
“For the first time, I will applaud the president for the steps taken because it will project Ghana if our targets are reached.”
“Whoever thinks money does not play a role in winning trophies does not know his left from the right.”