Veep unhappy with unruly Ghanaian soccer fans

Accra, June 25, GNA - Vice President John Dramani Mahama, has called on Ghanaians to comport themselves wherever they find themselves in order to reflect the good image of their Mother Land. The Vice President who was speaking to journalists at the Kotoka International Airport, upon his return from South Africa, expressed his displeasure at the conduct of some Ghanaian soccer fans at the FIFA World Cup Tournament.

He said it was not right for the fans to abuse the trust that the government had repose in them.

Mr Mahama said tickets at the on-going tournament were sold online thus denying some of the sponsored fans the opportunity to watch the matches. He said arrangements were however made later for 500 tickets to be made available to them.

Touching on the Black Stars, Mr Mahama advised them to stay focussed and do their best since they are now entering a crucial stage of the tournament.

He said the Stars stood a good chance of achieving great success, adding: "Basically they are technically good." The Vice President said it was not waste of resources for Ghanaian fans to be sponsored to South Africa to support and cheer the Ghanaian team. He said football is of great significance to any nation in the world. Vice President Mahama said considering the fact that the world cup is an occasional event of great importance, it was absolutely appropriate for any nation and Ghana for that matter to offer its citizens the opportunity to go and cheer their heroes on. So far 524 supporters are on record to return to Ghana on Friday. Media reports claimed that some of male Ghanaian soccer fans in decently assaulted a Canadian woman in a hotel in South Africa and harassed others. 25 June 10