Sports News of 2026-10-16
World Cup Visa Scandal: NPP demands answers over GTA’s 50-name list to US Embassy
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has renewed calls for the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to explain how it compiled and submitted a list of 50 people presented as media practitioners to the United States Embassy in connection with Ghana’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, October 15, the party’s Communications Director, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, said the GTA’s response to the controversy had failed to address key questions about its arrangements with private entity TRIBE Culture Fest, the use of public resources and the list submitted to US authorities.
The controversy intensified after the Minority in Parliament alleged that the US Embassy’s Fraud Prevention Unit identified only two of the 50 people as media practitioners following verification.
The two named by the Minority were Philip Narh and Andy Dosty, both associated with Multimedia.
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“The US embassy scrutiny found out that of the 50 names that the GTA presented to the embassy for business, only two were genuine media persons on the list,” Aboagye said.
He argued that the GTA’s denial of collecting money did not resolve the substantive questions surrounding the arrangement.
“A denial that avoids every specific question is not an answer,” he added.
The NPP wants the GTA to clarify its relationship with TRIBE Culture Fest, disclose what public funds were committed to the arrangement and explain how visa-related opportunities were allocated.
The Minority has previously questioned reported visa allocations of 400 slots from the US Embassy and 600 from the Canadian Embassy, demanding details of how many applications were submitted, approved or rejected.
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