Ghanaians Journalist based in the United Kingdom, Austine Woode, is chasing the Sports Minister, Kofi Adams, for details over Ghana’s early World Cup match tickets.
According to the Journalist, Adams has to explain to Ghanaians how 1000 early World Cup match tickets cost us $ 1.1 million.
He asserted that the Sports Minister’s revelation that 1000 early World Cup match tickets at $1.1 million have gone under the radar.
In a post on X, Austine Woode stated, “The Minister of Sports, Kofi Adams, has to explain to Ghanaians how 1000 early World Cup match tickets cost us $1.1m
I’m worried that this issue has gone under the radar”.
Some Ghanaians reacting to his post stated, “Hon. Kofi Adams must understand that public office comes with public accountability. Since assuming office as Sports Minister, the Black Stars have participated in several international friendly matches, yet Ghanaians have not been given a comprehensive breakdown of the revenues and expenditures associated with these games”.
One X user added, “I hope this is not true.
If true, then we should select 1000 people here in GH and give them $1100 each to spend in our economy. The multiplier effect will be better than the World Cup ticket spend!”.
Another netizen added, “So he foolishly bought 1000 VIP TICKETS FOR MERE SUPPORTERS? Even here in Ghana, during match days, ticket giveaways are 90% of those of popular stands. Well, it’s Ghana money! Somebody in previous ndc govt bought one coconut @ $250. Another bought Chinchilla Gh25m. Sane ppl again”.
It will be recalled that Sports Minister Kofi Adams has disclosed that approximately $1.1 million from the Blacks Stars fundraising campaign has been spent on match tickets.
According to Kofi Adams, the $1.1 million was used to acquire match tickets for Ghanaian fans to attend and support the Black Stars at the World Cup.
In a news card shared on X, the Sports Minister is quoted as having said, “We’ve spent about $1.1 million to acquire tickets for some fans to support the match”.
Also, Kofi Adams revealed that every player in the Black Stars squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will receive an appearance fee of $100,000.
According to the Sports Minister, the appearance fee for the Black Stars has been maintained at $100,000 per player in recent tournaments.
The Sports Minister disclosed that appearance fees for Black Stars players have varied over the years, from $50,000 and $80,000 in earlier editions to as much as $120,000, before being standardised at $100,000.
Speaking in an interview on TV3’s Hot Issues programme, Kofi Adams explained, “The appearance fee has been pegged at $100,000 for quite some time, and this year it remains the same. We have not changed it”.
“Some say because the cedi has become stronger, we should increase it, and we said no. If the cedi had become weaker, would you have said we should reduce the dollar amount so that it gives the same cedi equivalent? You wouldn’t,” he said.
See the posy below:
The Minister of Sports, Kofi Adams has to explain to Ghanaians how 1000 early World Cup match tickets cost us $1.1m
— Austine (@obiMpenaAustine) June 9, 2026
I’m worried that this issue has gone under the radar
