Media Personality slams government over Black Stars fundraising amid healthcare crisis

Prominent Ghanaian media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has criticized the government’s decision to raise funds for the senior national football team, the Black Stars, arguing that the move is misplaced amid pressing healthcare challenges.

In a strongly worded statement, Ms. Anamoah expressed frustration that efforts are being channeled toward the team while hospitals across the country continue to face critical shortages of beds and essential medical equipment.

She described the Black Stars as “uninspiring” and suggested that the administration’s priorities are misaligned with the immediate needs of citizens.

“People are dying in our hospitals because there’s no access to basic equipment. Yet you’re out here raising funds for a listless, uninspiring, poorly led and badly managed Black Stars,” she wrote.

Her remarks follow Ghana’s 5–1 defeat to Austria in an international friendly, a result that has intensified public disappointment in the team’s performance ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

The fundraising initiative, intended to support the Black Stars, has sparked debate about national priorities, with Ms. Anamoah joining a growing number of voices calling for greater attention to the country’s struggling healthcare sector.