Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has disclosed that Brazil paid the Ghana Football Association (GFA) $90,000 for the pre-World Cup friendly in September.
Black Stars suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to the five-time World champions at the StadeOceane Le Havre, France.
Tottenham striker Richarlison combined twice with Neymar, sweeping into the bottom corner from the edge of the area, before meeting a free-kick.
“Per the agreement I have sighted, Brazil paid the Ghana Football Association $90,000 for the friendly match.”
“We could have gotten more but because it was (at) very short (notice), Brazil had a lot of African nations to play and because it was (at) short notice you either take it or leave and Ghana too needed the game,” Mustapha Ussif said in an interview on Joy Sports.
Ghana will play an International friendly against Switzerland at the Baniyas club stadium on Thursday, November 17, 2022 to conclude their preparations for the World Cup.
Black Stars. who are the lowest-ranked team at the tournament have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.
Ghana will take on Portugal in their first game on November 24 before playing South Korea and Uruguay on November 28 and December 2 respectively.
Credit: footballghana.com
