And Anthony Harford, chairman of the Sport Ministry-approved Authorisation Committee, said the TTFF may receive a total of $1.3 million.
However, Harford quickly explained that the money paid to the Authorisation Committee was reimbursement for services the TTFF had already paid for while awaiting funds promised by Government.
Harford was speaking yesterday at a TTFF breakfast meeting at Jaffa Restaurant, Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain. He also disclosed that TTFF invoices were submitted and verified and that such accounts have been submitted to Minister of Sport Anil Roberts.
"The sum of $675,000 has been paid to the TTFF. Truth is, the funds were approved in August for the period April to December. Once the (Government-promised) funds were approved in August, there were monies paid to officials, to coaches by the TTFF using their own funds. We are simply reimbursing them for the money they spent between April and August," Harford said. "It is in the vicinity of $1.3 million spent prior to the approval."
Harford disclosed $6.5 million was spent out of $42 million promised by Government through Minister Roberts, in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Approved by Government, the funding has not yet been received. However, Harford said they expected the money in a matter of weeks and that with the assistance of Republic Bank, the Authorisation Committee was able to draw down much-needed funds to cover the activities of several active national squads.
"So far we have spent $2.5 million in match fees, players' salaries, officials' salaries, and on the coaching staff," Harford said, while revealing that the exact figure was $2,579,520.
Other expenses paid are $590,000 in airfare and $900,000 in hotel accommodation. Other active national teams also benefitted from Government funding, including the Under-23s on which $153,957 have so far been spent.
The national senior women were funded to the tune of $179,000 for their recent Pan Am Games campaign.
The national Under-20s and the national Under-17 women's teams, which are both involved in qualifying, have used up $163,800 and $250,000, respectively, to date.
ALMOST ten per cent of the $6.5 million of Government funds spent on football in recent months has been paid to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF).
And Anthony Harford, chairman of the Sport Ministry-approved Authorisation Committee, said the TTFF may receive a total of $1.3 million.
However, Harford quickly explained that the money paid to the Authorisation Committee was reimbursement for services the TTFF had already paid for while awaiting funds promised by Government.
Harford was speaking yesterday at a TTFF breakfast meeting at Jaffa Restaurant, Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain. He also disclosed that TTFF invoices were submitted and verified and that such accounts have been submitted to Minister of Sport Anil Roberts.
"The sum of $675,000 has been paid to the TTFF. Truth is, the funds were approved in August for the period April to December. Once the (Government-promised) funds were approved in August, there were monies paid to officials, to coaches by the TTFF using their own funds. We are simply reimbursing them for the money they spent between April and August," Harford said. "It is in the vicinity of $1.3 million spent prior to the approval."
Harford disclosed $6.5 million was spent out of $42 million promised by Government through Minister Roberts, in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Approved by Government, the funding has not yet been received. However, Harford said they expected the money in a matter of weeks and that with the assistance of Republic Bank, the Authorisation Committee was able to draw down much-needed funds to cover the activities of several active national squads.
"So far we have spent $2.5 million in match fees, players' salaries, officials' salaries, and on the coaching staff," Harford said, while revealing that the exact figure was $2,579,520.
Other expenses paid are $590,000 in airfare and $900,000 in hotel accommodation. Other active national teams also benefitted from Government funding, including the Under-23s on which $153,957 have so far been spent.
The national senior women were funded to the tune of $179,000 for their recent Pan Am Games campaign.
The national Under-20s and the national Under-17 women's teams, which are both involved in qualifying, have used up $163,800 and $250,000, respectively, to date.