The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga has ordered that the Blacks Stars game against the Cranes of Uganda at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium be free of charge.
The move is intended to appease disgruntled fans as well as attract supporters to the stadium after the Black Stars poor showing at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
Angry fans have lost confidence in the team and have publicly expressed indifference towards the team’s forthcoming 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier game with Uganda in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi.
The Black Stars play their first qualifying game on Saturday before they travel to neighbouring Togo to take on the Hawks four days later.
According to Starrfmonline.com sources in Kumasi, Ayariga noted that measures are being put in place to ensure that the stadium is not overcrowded.
Kwesi Appiah, head Coach of the senior national football team, has begged football fans in the country to forgive the Stars for their performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
“Let’s put the world cup issues behind us," Appiah told Journalists in reaction to acerbic criticism against the performance of the players at the Mundial.
“…It’s about Ghana, so we should be looking at Ghana and how best we can all put our energies behind the team during the game against Uganda and against Togo…I believe that once the support is there, the players will also be able to do their best," Appiah added.
The Stars crashed out of the game at the group stages following a swirl of controversy, which mired their campaign.
