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Ghana won't be able to installà goal-line technology in its stadiums any time soon as it won't be able to afford the US$2m needed by FIFA to install the technologyà in the country's four key stadiums. Worldwide plans are underway for the technology to be deployed in stadiums across the globe to ensure that referees are able to detect where the balls has crossed the line. This is to prevent the controversies that surrounds decision of referee during matches when it is not clear whether the ball has crossed the line. But Ghana should not be counting itself among the countries to implement the technology as the country has to fork out huge amounts of money be able to install it for key stadiums in Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi and Tamale alone. That is because Ghana sports authorities will have to pay Sepp Blatterââ¬â¢s organisation $30,000 to install, test and receive the ââ¬ËFIFA quality sealââ¬â¢ for Hawk-Eyeââ¬â¢s camera-based system, which is expected to cost around $500,000 per ground in total. The amount will swell to about $8m if it is to be installed in all Premier League stadiums across the country. VIDEO:à The GoalControl software that could be used in the Premier League Frank Lampardââ¬â¢s ââ¬Ëgoalââ¬â¢ which was not given for England against Germany in the 2010 World Cup is widely credited with sparkingà FIFA chief Blatter and the International Football Association Boardââ¬â¢s sudden turnaround in their approach to goal-line technology. But some of footballââ¬â¢s shareholders believe the realisation FIFA could profit financially may also have been a factor. UEFA president Michel Platini has long been a staunch opponent of goal-line technology, favouring two additional referees instead.à à He said this week that the cost of installing the technology remains prohibitive. ââ¬ËThe price for the goal-line technology for UEFA is ââ¬53million for five years, so for us itââ¬â¢s very expensive,ââ¬â¢ he said. ââ¬ËWe need to equip all the stadiums and the price is too important for us.ââ¬â¢ Americaââ¬â¢s Major League Soccer has also decided the cost of installing goal-line technology â⬔ whether through Hawk-Eye or one of FIFAââ¬â¢s three other licensed providers â⬔ is too high. MLS commissioner Don Garber said: ââ¬ËItââ¬â¢s very, very expensive. It had us take a step back and pause and try to figure out ââ¬Åis the value of having goal-line technology worth investing millions and millions of dollars for the handful of moments where itââ¬â¢s relevant?â⬠Our view has been that weââ¬â¢re going to wait and see how ità works out.ââ¬â¢ The technology is much needed in Ghana where referees have consistently been accused of corruption in some of the decisions they have taken. But financials problems that bedevils the game in the country won't allow the authorities to deploy such cash into the goal-line technology while key developmental issues remain key on the country's football agenda.