25 Ghanaians claim asylum in Canada after World Cup 2026

The claims form part of 175 asylum applications made by foreign ors who entered Canada after receiving temporary residence approval linked to the World Cup, which was co-hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico."Of the 26,111 individuals with prior FIFA-related approved temporary residence applications, 175 people later submitted asylum claims," IRCC said in a statement as reported by The Globe and Mail newspaper in Canada The department noted that the figures cover only applicants who identified "FIFA World Cup 26" in their temporary residence applications.

Twenty-five Ghanaians who travelled to Canada for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have submitted asylum applications, according to figures released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).