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Stop the noise on the World Cup budget

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  • Kwabena 10 years ago

    Do you know that money belongs to the tax payer.? Meanwhile, you and your cronies are the worst thieves in the GFA You have used the Black Stars from the SA World Cup to enrich yourself and will want to continue to steal from ...
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  • Bankudini 10 years ago

    Whose words are these.. No substance, facts. Writer sounds like he doesn't know if there's a budget or not, yet he/she choses to publish. We already know about the massive corruption in GFA/sports so what's the your point her ...
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  • Slimzee 10 years ago

    I am curious to know who wrote this stupid areticle and how much he is being paid to put up such an ignorant article. If you care to know, with every allegation or hunch there is a bit of truth. If you are told that there is ...
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  • Tonga 10 years ago

    Even though Asiedu Nketia is the most corrupt person in Ghana, Nyantakyi is gradually catching him as he is already at same level as Ablakwa.

  • Tobge nyakple 10 years ago

    Probably he's chopping some of the money too. We know the track record of this GFA and their 600million jersey wash. After every tournament GFA bring a different expenditure compared to the ministry of sports. Just shut up al ...
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  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

    20 MILLION DOLLARS IS NOT ONLY FRIVILOUS AND UNJUSTIFIABLE. THIS IS DAY LIGHT ROBBERY. WEALTHIER NATIONS ARE SPENDING LESS. U STOOPID? U GOT TO WCUP TO MAKE MONEY, NOT WASTE MONEY...

  • jay 10 years ago

    Agreed. I wonder when and what is taking the GFA so long to produce the budget? What is GFA trying to hide?

  • Nokwasem, Bronx NY 10 years ago

    Please deny or accept the figures, prove us wrong by providing details of prior budget. You are acting just like those you are accusing. I wise and honest man will instead of this bla bla bull ????, will made the budget and e ...
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  • jay 10 years ago

    Yes the GFA must produce the budget now then speculation will stop.

  • Nokwasem, Bronx NY 10 years ago

    Thanks bro,

  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    You fall directly under what Nyantakyie just said. It's unfortunate he was a bit careful with his choice of words but had I been in his shoes, the level insults in this article would've sky rocketed.

    Most Ghanaians are foo ...
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  • DIAMOND 10 years ago

    The BETTER approach is to let us scrutinize it BEFORE it goes to the President and cabinet.

    That's the chance for all of us to know what the people think and make adjustments before approval.

    How is the debate going to ...
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  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    That's not a bad idea at all scrutinizing the budget before it's approved. It's the right thing to do but the problem here is, most of us Ghanaians don't even know what that $20mil entails so how do we scrutinize it? Comparin ...
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  • DIAMOND 10 years ago

    I hear you.
    I, however, disagree.
    Secrecy breeds suspicion, which, in turn, spurs speculation, rumours and substitute answers.

    Our leaders must be upfront, forthright and transparent, letting us know what's going on.

    ...
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  • Mr.N 10 years ago

    The Washington Post had the whole US Soccer Federation budget publish for the years ending in 2015 an article written By Steven Goff included in the budget is 2014 world cup expense.

    Like Diamond rightly said you are tryi ...
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  • Ka Na Wu 10 years ago

    You call Ghanaians critique of a budget "noise?" You are the most stupid person who has ever written n article. Wo tiri bom

  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    Anybody who takes any information and run with it without finding the authenticity of that info is a fool and a noise maker. This has been proven all over the world. Ignorance is not an excuse. We have to learn how to do thin ...
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  • prempeh 1 10 years ago

    Yes, you see its the same behaviour you people Mate meho/UP always levelled against Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah´s regime, any thing at all he intents established in Ghana your ancestors always have negative attitudes report o ...
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  • OGOGLO QUARTER ! 10 years ago

    WHERE DO WE GO NEXT IF THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN...PLS CAN WE SIT DOWN????

  • John Mary-Botswana 10 years ago

    Please $20 million cannot be justified if many world class teams are spending far lesser than us.

  • redd 10 years ago

    You keep running your mouth that you are not holding brief for anyone but that's exactly what you are doing.Your paymasters have sponsored you to write this article.If we spend 20m on black stars how much should we spend on o ...
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  • hmmmmmm 10 years ago

    The minister for sports should be fired because he is stupid

  • hmmmmmm 10 years ago

    really

  • hmmmmmm 10 years ago

    $100,000 twaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • ato johnson 10 years ago

    cape coast when the stadium will

  • Joe Turkey 10 years ago

    Instead of blaming Ghanaians for the art of blaming others, Nyantakyi should be blaming the art and culture of naked corruption. All you there see government money as free money. All of you join your political parties to make ...
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  • KWESI 10 years ago

    look at de GFA president speaking total nonsense.. is not his fault..when you v an opportunity to disappear from de seat u re occupying, u will no how it is to be unemployed.. nonsense..

  • James - Tema 10 years ago

    What is the purpose of this article? If the allegations of US$20m is inaccurate, let the Government of of Ghana and the GFA refute it, not the writer of this article

  • The African Patriot 10 years ago

    This is simple Bla Bla!!!
    Make transparent the application made by GFA for world cup and we will see. But coming out to tell the people that we should wait will not help anybody. Corruption by the ministers is the reason, we ...
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  • Kobby 10 years ago

    The music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

  • Odapagyan 10 years ago

    Sorry to say, but this is very stupid analysis. It is very important for a country like Ghana to debate such issues even before the Budget is approved. This Money belongs to every Citizen in Ghana. The Money has opportunity c ...
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  • D.A Asiedu Braunschweig Germany. 10 years ago

    MENE, MEME, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.-This is the interpretation of each word above.
    1 God has numbered your Kingdom,2 and finished it.3 You have been weighed in the balance 4 and found wanting 5 Your kingdom has been divided and gi ...
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  • D.A Asiedu Braunschweig Germany. 10 years ago

    change the mantel of power he gave to the present Government

  • Katanga 10 years ago

    Looks like someone is trying to defend the 20m budget. No matter what, we the people have the right to question the figure. If it's not true then say so and stop the musical chairs routine. What is the recommended figure tha ...
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  • KOFI HOLLAND. 10 years ago

    stupid fool shut your big mouth.why cant this monkey be removed there.

  • TRUTH 10 years ago

    PEOPLE WITH BIG MOUTH SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL AND CONTEST KWASI NYANTAKYI,STOP STAYING AT KEJETIA FOR SELLING SECONDHAND CLOTHS AND GO TO SCHOOL,HE IS DOING HIS JOB,YOU PEOPLE TALK TOO MUCH.

  • FA 10 years ago

    THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. RICH NATIONS BUDGETING LESS THAN HALF OF THAT.THIS IS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY .

  • Divine Asempa 10 years ago

    Whoever wrote this senseless article is a waste of sperms and an egg by the equally imbecilic parents. You are both an idiot and a thief with a hidden agenda.

  • KOFI 10 years ago

    Kwasi, to tell Ghanaians to shut their mouth is a shallow minded article. If you are a leader and lack the ability to contain pressure and turn it into something else then you don't desrve to be there.

  • sojja italy. 10 years ago

    Ghana is broke and why dis amount 2 the world cup Nyantekyi.

  • Rasheed@Nyantakyie to be flogged 10 years ago

    Your face looks like that of a rotten pawpaw. Just wait, after we have finished flogging you very well, you will truthfully declare your assets to Ghanaians and also account to us on GFA's expenditures at 2006 and 2010 worl ...
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  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    Just as you couldn't do nothing in 2006 and 2010, it's the same way you can't do "foko" in 2014. You can go burn the sea, Nyantakyie will still be the GFA president and mess up I'll make sure he stays on even after 2018.

  • Rasheed. 10 years ago

    Don't bring yourself my friend!. What did you post?. "I 'll make sure he stays on even after 2018".You will regret posting unfortunate comments. You will also receive some of the floggings, because you aided and abated Nyant ...
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  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    Read my lips, YOU CAN'T DO FOKO. Lol

    People started fighting Nyantakyie right after the 2006 world cup. In spite of all the fight, this man has stayed focused and firm doing what he does best, qualifying Ghana 3 consecutiv ...
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  • Rasheed@to fight Nyantakyie. 10 years ago

    It is our players who qualified for the world cup and not that gangrenous boy. The fact that he was at the of affairs does not mean he has the right to "chop' our money and not account for it. One of these days you will see h ...
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  • Slimzay**The Unshakable Shaker** 10 years ago

    I don't get this. Is this the time to come out such a comment? That is all I'm asking. Don't we have a major task ahead and should concentrate on that instead? Oh well, it is to be back.

  • DIAMOND 10 years ago

    Do you want us to suspend discussing suspicions on an accountability process just because a Cup is coming up?
    Welcome back.

  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    What's going on bro? The emails I've sent to you keep bouncing back at me undelivered. Meanwhile @ NY they keep telling me and Prof you're not back. Massa Europe don sweet you ooooo but remember the best is always from the we ...
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  • Mr.N 10 years ago

    The fact that Kwesi Nyantakyie being in charge of the GFA and Ghana had qualified for 3 consecutive times to the world cup means that he can break the bank of Ghana and run down the economy take us to bankruptcy and we all sh ...
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  • Antowa 10 years ago

    so what is the essences of what you have written? Because of your selfish
    interest you are behaving like the ostrich. didn't we hear that you guys wanted to bring a foreign coach? today Kwesi Appiah says he needs a foreign a ...
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  • jay 10 years ago

    Mr. Nyantakyi produce the budget now and we will stop the noise.

  • shampele 10 years ago

    dady pls ur comments is baseless and senseless because if the money is given to you , you guys will go to the World Cup and bring us fake budget thank u.

  • OKOROMANSA 10 years ago

    OFFSIDE, MR. NYANTAKYI. YOU ARE AS GHANAIAN AS THOSE YOU ARE CHARGING NOW. CORRUPTION WITHIN THE GFA IS AN AGE-LONG PHENOMENON JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SECTOR OF GHANA'S ECONOMY. NOW TELL US WHAT THE ACTUAL BUDGET IS AND JSUTIFY I ...
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  • Master Kwaku 10 years ago

    Absolutely NONSENSE!!! Whose mounth-piece are you? You want people to comment AFTER the budget has been approved? Go tell that to imbeciles; NOT to Ghanaians.

  • PROUD AFRICAN 10 years ago

    This is arguably one of the shittiest articles i've read in here. What a waste of bandwidth? I am having a hard time understanding your motive for penning this piece because it makes soo little to none sense that i am forced ...
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  • PROUD AFRICAN 10 years ago

    When you keep people like Nyantakyi in power for this period of time, corruption, complaceny and incompetency are inevitable. Nyantakyi needs to go and he needs to go now. But first, he needs to make public the budget for Bra ...
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  • Asafo Kwame Sowah 10 years ago

    Truly Ghanaians are our own bitterest enemies; we imagine scenarios and dwell on hear-say. Journalists are the worst offenders and semi-educated folks who form the majority of our population. Everybody is an expert, but an ex ...
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  • HAWA YAKUBU 10 years ago

    My Zongo boy, don't, listen to this cacophony noise coming from mostly Narcotic drug peddlers party people. They are mostly the illiterate Ghanaians. Violence will never allow them to think. They pre-occupy their daily activi ...
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  • IB 10 years ago

    Mr Nyantekyi or what do they call you. Exactly the reasons why genuine and non corrupt people of Ghana want to know. when other Countries have presented their budgets and defended it in time for the world cup, you are saying ...
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  • Kojo Mesreyami 10 years ago

    You can say all you want...people have brains, they can read and can understand right from wrong.
    Where is the money that went missing...How could that have happened and you wonder why the public demand answers???

  • Adom 10 years ago

    Simply tell us the budget is not $20 million but say $8million.

  • mike 10 years ago

    even ghermany uk usa and other rich countries are spending less on the world cup how come ghana a very poor country is spending huge money on something we are not going to win anyway the does this make sence and we go back to ...
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  • Baba 10 years ago

    Don't listen to him. Keep the pressure up guys. He want you to be quite till its too late. Shame on you! No bonus in US dollars and taxes must be paid on the bonuses paid to players else aluta galooooore!

  • assemblyman,Ahafo Ano South 10 years ago

    We have every right to debate on this budget. Stupid and corrupt man

  • Jaynice 10 years ago

    is the budget a public document that should be made availble to the stakeholders and should treated and looked into it and docted to suit the taste of the minister before it can be made public. Is it the ministry that draw ...
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  • Abdul-Ganiyu (Smiling) 10 years ago

    I think Mr. Nyantakyi is doing well and deserves to be praised. If Ghana on three consecutive times qualifying to rubb shoulders with the like of Football giants like brazil, Germany, Argentina etc. then Ghana is also a class ...
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  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    My brother Nyantakyie has done and is still doing very well. It's just that most Ghanaians are daft enough to acknowledge this fact. Sometimes it pays to leave your detractors alone but sometimes too, you've got to be tough o ...
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  • MC, Kbu 10 years ago

    POW? Well done!!! You have done well in keeping with such mentality.. I have learnt a of about what we over do to each other especially the successful ones amongst us.. We just want to bring him down to our lower denominator ...
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  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    None of us here has seen the details of that $20mil proposal but people have already started acting up so what happens when the full detail is presented? I don't think $20 million will be way bigger than what they'll spend.

  • Mr.N 10 years ago

    This is wrong mindset the fact that a leader is doing great and well does not meant he should not account for his or her stewardship. This kind of mindset sent 6 million Jewish to their dead Adolf Hitler became the largest de ...
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  • STONER KOBYLYNTON 10 years ago

    Pow, the fact that either he has done well or doing well has nothing to do for Tax payers knowing how much they are going to spend in the world cup which is not going to impact our present economic mess in any meaningful way. ...
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  • POW@ Brazil b3y3 huhuu hu 10 years ago

    Well, you have no proof the Football association of all the countries involved have already presented their budget proposal. Let's be real by saying what we know. Besides, if some countries have already presented theirs it do ...
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  • lord 10 years ago

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  • Jojo 10 years ago

    YOUR COMMENTS REALLY CONFIRMS WHAT THE PRESIDENT MAHAMAH RECENTLY SAID ABOUT THE ATTITUTES OF GHANAINS AND CONTINUUS TO BE A GREAT OBSTACLE IN THE COUNTRY.

    UNLESS, THE PEOPLE OF GHANA DO HAVE COPIES OF THE CONSTITUION, CRI ...
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  • Don Blunt 10 years ago

    Only ONE sentence would have been enough to tell the truth which would have shamed Questioners.
    As always the case, you need ten thousand words to avoid the truth.
    SHAME ON YOU, Mr. Nyantakyi

  • Jojo 10 years ago

    MR CHAIRMAN.

    YOU ARE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR COMMENTS ON THE ATTITUDES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN GHANA.

    HOWEVER,IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRAZIL.
    ...
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  • JOJO 10 years ago

    here is constructive criticism for you, we are not upset at the GFA they are doing their job just like any other but we are upset that the country's priority is all screwed up. here in Ghana people have no water to drink, no ...
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  • Amankwah Pam 10 years ago

    They should stop the noise of the world cup budget,you are damn right,fool,another stupidman talking shit,god will punished you all,idiots you guys are taking ghanians for granted,go and fuck your mother,

  • Ghanaian 10 years ago

    Common sense is the key to what is honestly right or not, if you love Ghana you will do what is right efficiently not lousily

  • yaw amoah 10 years ago

    hello man this is the most useless article i have ever read, too bias and stupid, ok if the budget is not $20M then how much is it or why didn't you say the exact amount but because u are a thief just like them u are defendin ...
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  • ONYANSAFO KWAKU AGYEI 10 years ago

    YOU CAN NOT TELL GHANAIANS TO BE QUIET ABOUT "WORLD CUP BUDGET".THE BUDGET IS QUITE OBVIOUS AND GHANAIANS HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. GHANA AS A POOR COUNTRY SHOULD NOT HAVE A BUDGET EVEN CLOSER TO WEALTHY COUNTRYS LET ALONE OVER. ...
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  • Kofi Yesu 10 years ago

    Ghana should use that money solve pressing issues in the country. The black stars wont do shit anyway.

  • Dennis Ocansey 10 years ago

    To be honest with my follow Ghanaians, i am very ashamed to be a Ghanaian citizen. If i have my own way, i will immediately remove Kwesi Nyantakyi and Elvis Afriyie from office. Since Ghanaians are unable to disclose what was ...
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  • DIAMOND 10 years ago

    Good, but try these, please:

    economically ECONOMIC.
    besiege BESEECH.

  • eutho 10 years ago

    if a human being describes de criticisms against de US$ 20m world cup budget as noise, then dat person's humanity is in question

  • Aduanaba Kwabena 10 years ago

    Let me make it clear to you that,prevention is better than cure.Ghanaians won't sit down to be frauded before we criticize.Remember,in every rumour,there's an iota of truth.Stop presenting huge budget and will stop leveling a ...
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