World Cup Spending Row: Kofi Adams reveals Assafuah requested 3 tickets worth $1,350

Kofi Adams (L) and Vincent Ekow Assafuah (R) Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams has disclosed that Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, requested three tickets for Ghana’s opening 2026 FIFA World Cup game against Panama.26m, 2,922 Tickets: Breakdown of Ghana’s World Cup ticket expenditure The Minister has explained that the tickets were distributed among supporter groups, Ghanaian diplomatic missions, Ghanaians in the diaspora, the Ghana Students Association, the government delegation and selected GFA officials.

The disclosure comes amid growing scrutiny of Ghana’s expenditure on its participation in the 2026 World Cup, with Assafuah leading calls for a detailed breakdown of how public funds were used during the tournament.