The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has urged the newly inaugurated 2026 World Cup Ministerial Oversight Committee to take responsibility for coordinating travel arrangements and ensuring Ghanaโs national reputation is upheld.
He made the remarks during the inauguration of an 11-member Ministerial Oversight Committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
โWe task you to help coordinate the travel arrangements. Usually, we run into trouble when it comes to visas, and as you know, some people want to take advantage of the system and abscond, giving the country a bad name,โ Mr. Debrah said.
He stressed that the committee must exercise oversight to safeguard Ghanaโs reputation, even if not all fans will be able to travel to the United States for the tournament.
โThe committee must make time to visit the appropriate officials at the American Embassy to make sure that Ghanaians are allowed to go and cheer up their team,โ he added.
Additionally, the Chief of Staff also tasked the committee to ensure that Ghanaโs investment potential and tourism exports are well represented at the World Cup.
โThis is also an opportunity for us to sell some of our investment potential to the world. So, not necessarily looking at football. What are some of the things we can associate with our presence there? Let people know that our country is also an investment opportunity. Promotion of our tourism is one, and I believe that strongly if we sell ourselves, we can make Ghana proud,โ he added.
Source: Citinewsroom
