Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has issued a sharp warning to the public against individuals and organisations falsely claiming official partnerships with the Sports Ministry in connection with the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, May 19, the Minister was unambiguous: the Ministry has not authorised any private institution, travel agency, or intermediary to act on its behalf in arranging travel, ticketing, or supporter packages for the tournament.
The clarification comes amid growing concern that some individuals and companies are already exploiting a training session the Ministry recently held with selected travel agencies — misrepresenting that engagement as an official endorsement or formal collaboration. It is not, Adams stressed.
“That training session was focused on general best practices for customer engagement and travel arrangements,” the Minister explained. “It does not confer any official status or authorisation on any agency.”
Yet despite this, unscrupulous actors are reportedly using the interaction as cover to solicit money from unsuspecting members of the public, dangling promises of flights, match tickets, and accommodation packages under the guise of government backing.
The Minister was direct about where responsibility lies in such cases: anyone who engages with these schemes does so entirely at their own risk. The Ministry, he made clear, will bear no responsibility for any financial loss or failed arrangements arising from dealings outside officially sanctioned channels.
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With excitement building around Ghana’s participation in the global tournament, Adams urged the public to exercise vigilance and independently verify any travel offer that claims government endorsement before parting with money.
Authorities are expected to step up monitoring and move to clamp down on fraudulent World Cup-related schemes targeting supporters in the weeks ahead.