{"id":42712,"date":"2024-12-05T16:22:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42712"},"modified":"2024-12-05T16:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:22:06","slug":"id-raise-money-to-fund-national-teams-herbert-mensah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/id-raise-money-to-fund-national-teams-herbert-mensah\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019d raise money to fund national teams \u2013 Herbert Mensah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Asante Kotoko board chairman Herbert Mensah has suggested that he would raise funds to run Ghana\u2019s national football teams if he were in charge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several of the national teams have been on their bended knees for support from the GFA but it has fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cWe have to fix it\u201d \u2013 Mr Nyantakyi on BlackStars struggles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-have-to-fix-it-mr-nyantakyi-on-blackstars-struggles\/\">\u201cWe have to fix it\u201d \u2013 Mr Nyantakyi on BlackStars struggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with JoySports, the former Kotoko capo said he would have used every available means possible to raise funds to support the operation and running of the football in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a couple of elections back, I stated that whoever should be running the GFA, the easiest thing to raise money for, this side of a beauty pageant, is football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you shouldn&#8217;t go to the government and be really requiring the government [to invest in football].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were running the national teams, I&#8217;d be doing that [raising money to run them].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cWe\u2019ll come back stronger\u201c \u2013 Razak Simpson on BlackStars decline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/well-come-back-stronger-razak-simpson-on-blackstars-decline\/\">\u201cWe\u2019ll come back stronger\u201c \u2013 Razak Simpson on BlackStars decline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Kotoko, he implemented strategies to secure sponsorships and enhance financial stability, setting a precedent for self-sufficient sports administration.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Asante Kotoko board chairman Herbert Mensah has suggested that he would raise funds to run Ghana\u2019s national football teams if he were in charge. &nbsp; Several of the national teams have been on their bended knees for support from the GFA but it has fallen on deaf ears. 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