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The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has disclosed that it spent approximately $1.26 million to procure 2,922 tickets for Ghana’s group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The tickets were secured for Ghana’s fixtures against Panama, England and Croatia, with 948 tickets allocated for the Panama match, 1,000 for the England game and 974 for the Croatia fixture.
Appearing before Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee on Thursday, September 17, Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams explained that the tickets were procured for distribution and were not intended for sale.
He said the total cost included a 10% administrative charge permitted by FIFA on the face value of the tickets.
“We spent about $1.26 million in the procurement of the 2,922 tickets,”
he told the committee.
For the Ghana-Panama fixture, the Ministry procured 948 tickets, including 100 Category One tickets with a FIFA face value of $450 each. With the 10% administrative charge, each ticket cost $495.
The remaining tickets comprised supporter premium, supporter standard, supporter value and supporter entry categories, with prices varying according to their respective face values and the administrative charge.
For the Ghana-England match, the Ministry purchased 1,000 tickets, including 100 Category One tickets valued at $600 each by FIFA and costing $660 after the administrative charge.
A further 974 tickets were procured for Ghana’s encounter with Croatia, including 100 Category One tickets with a face value of $500 each and an actual cost of $550 after the 10% charge.
Mr Adams said the tickets were distributed among the Ghana Supporters Union, Ghana’s High Commissions in Canada and the United States, Ghanaians in the diaspora, the Ghana Students Association, the official government delegation and selected Ghana Football Association officials.
According to the Minister, the original plan was to allocate more than 800 tickets to supporters, with the remainder going to Ghanaians.
However, visa application challenges at some centres forced the Ministry to revise the allocation and provide more tickets to Ghanaians already living in the diaspora.
“The decision was taken that we will give many more of the tickets to Ghanaians who are already in the diaspora to be able to pay,” Mr Adams told the committee.