2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Decision to cut down Black Stars budget will not affect team performance - Kofi Adams

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, beleives the decision to cut down Black Stars' budget will not affect their performance. 

This comes after the sector minister confirmed that government has cut down the budget presented by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the Matchday 7 and 8 games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Mali during a presser on Tuesday, September 4.

Speaking on Adom FM on Wednesday, September 3, the member of Parliament for Buem constituency explained the decision to slash the budget presented by the GFA.

"The Ghana Football Association (GFA) presented an estimated budget of $2 million for the games, but government approved $1.3 million for the games," he said.

"We have a meeting months ago when I took office, and I told the GFA that there are some things that government cannot pay again, and that is the winning bonus for Black Stars Management Committee members and other things, and that is exactly what we have done as a ministry and as a government."

Mr Adams also stressed that teh decision to cut down the budget will not affect the performance of the players.

"I don't believe that the decision to cut down the budget presented by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will affect the performance of the team. These are professional players, and so there is no need to be worried."

Ghana will be hosted by Mali on Thursday, September 4, before hosting Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, September 8, all in the Matchday 7 and 8 games of the qualifiers.

The Black Stars currently sit at the top of Group I with 15 points after six games.