Ghana President John Mahama has called on supporters of the Black Stars who will travel to the United States of America and Canada to support the team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup to return to avoid tarnishing Ghana’s international image. (Scroll down to watch video)
President Mahama said this in his 2026 State of the Nation Address delivered on the floor of Ghana’s Parliament on Friday, February 27.
In his over an hour long speech, President Mahama touched on multiple issues in various sectors of the economy and society and on the subject of sports, he spoke about Ghana’s upcoming participation in the 2026 World Cup particularly on the issue of supporters travel to North America in June this year.
“We are being told that we must ensure that supporters who go return on the visas. It has taken a lot of work to restore Ghana’s five year non-immigrant visas and take us off the banned list.”
“It is my hope that this event will not send thousands of Ghanaians to America and get us back to the banned list” President Mahama said.
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