Ghana sells more at the World Cup - Nyantakyi

Kwesi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has stressed the need for Ghana to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia saying it is the biggest platform for advertising Ghana.

Speaking in an interview, Nyantakyi said, "the World Cup is the biggest platform in the world for advertising and promotion of the country since it is watched by billions of people across the globe".

“Over two billion people watch the World Cup and can you imagine all these people watching the country because we are playing at the World Cup and the benefits that come with it,” He stated.

According to Nyantakyi, the Ghana-United States of America (USA) world cup match in 2010 and 2014 respectively, were the biggest events after the inauguration of President Barack Obama.