We need more than $120 million to develop football in Ghana- Samuel Osei Kuffuor

Former Ghana defender Samuel Kuffuor says the country must invest hugely in football to be able to get up there with some of the best. 

According to the former Bayern Munich star, Ghana needs more that $120 million to be able to revive the game.

Kuffuor is part of a team of former Bundesliga stars currently engaging young footballers and media men on ways to develop the game.

"I will still believe that government needs to just put money in it (football) but that money will not come from the government it will come from other sources," Kuffour said.

"If we really want to develop our football, we need more than $120million... We need one in between Northern Region and Brong Ahafo, we need one in the Ashanti Region, one in Greater Accra; go to Prampram and make it very nice, go to Winneba and develop it again. So, why not?

"It's not every young one that has to be a footballer. Some of them will go to that school and become and lawyer. So, it's about development and infrastructure, it's not one day we sit here and say we have the talent and we have to go to the World Cup.

"If we don't think right, it will be a long time before we go to the World Cup again. How long can we rely on Dede Ayew, how long can we just say that we have a national team? It's about investment, structures have to be there in places so that we can go to the World Cup".

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