[58715] Iranian Ministry of Sports allocates a huge budget to the national football team ahead of the World Cup

The Iranian Ministry of Sports allocates hundreds of billions to the national football team

The Iranian Ministry of Sports and Youth announced the injection of a significant budget into the national football team ahead of its departure for the World Cup matches. According to a report by کانال هواداران استقلال, which is close to the fans of the Esteghlal team, the Ministry of Sports approved an amount of 400 billion Tomans for the delegation.

Manaf Hashemi, Deputy Minister of Sports, confirmed the details and added broader context regarding the Ministry's conduct. According to him, as published in آخرین خبر ورزشی, the Ministry fulfilled 98% of its budgetary obligations to the various federations during the Iranian year 1404. Hashemi noted that in addition to a current payment of 50 billion Tomans to the Football Federation, designated funds totaling 300 to 400 billion Tomans were allocated as direct aid to the team from the central budget of the Ministry of Sports.

Official sources promised that the transfer of funds would be completed no later than this coming Saturday. Both channels emphasize the importance of government support at this time for the national team, against the backdrop of high expectations ahead of the international tournament.