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80% of Ghana’s World Cup tickets are tagged and cannot be resold – Kofi Adams
Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams has clarified that 80 per cent of the tickets purchased by the Government of Ghana for the FIFA World Cup are tagged tickets and cannot be resold.
According to him, the measure was introduced to prevent ticket holders from selling their tickets to others and later claiming they had not received any allocation.
Speaking on the ticket distribution process on Joy News, June 10, 2026, Mr. Adams explained that tagged tickets are linked to specific individuals and cannot be transferred freely.
“Our tickets, 80 per cent of Ghana’s tickets we bought are tagged tickets. When we say tagged tickets, it means that you cannot even share it individually,” he said.
He noted that the government adopted the system to ensure transparency and prevent abuse of the ticket allocation process for Ghana’s World Cup matches.
Mr. Adams further disclosed that none of the tickets purchased by the government has yet been distributed to any individual or group.
He explained that prospective beneficiaries must go through a registration process before receiving tickets.
The minister said Ghana’s High Commission in Canada has already announced procedures for interested supporters, including the submission of email addresses and the downloading of the FIFA mobile application.
According to him, the tickets will only be activated 24 hours before the match, making it difficult for anyone to transfer or resell them.
“The ticket will get activated 24 hours to the game. Even if it is given to your group, you can only see that you have a ticket. It is activated 24 hours to the game,” he stated.
Mr. Adams stressed that all tickets remain under the control of the authorities and have not yet been released to fans.
“But not a single ticket that we bought has moved out from the system we are holding to anybody,” he added.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Ghana High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, is appealing to the public to help trace the relatives or next of kin of Apia Solomon, a Ghanaian national believed to be from Osu, Accra.
According to a public announcement by the High Commission, Mr. Solomon, born on March 6, 1960, in Accra, died on July 5, 2021, from cardiopulmonary failure.
He worked as a temporary civilian staff member at the National Defence College in Nigeria. His remains are currently being kept at the Nigerian Air Force Hospital morgue in Abuja, pending burial arrangements.
The High Commission says efforts to locate his relatives have so far been unsuccessful and is urging anyone with information about his family, friends or next of kin to come forward.
Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact the Ghana High Commission in Abuja.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Security consultant Richard Kumadoe has blamed what he describes as flawed recruitment and incomplete background checks for some of the problems facing the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI).
He has called on the leadership of the BNI to review the backgrounds of officers recruited during specific periods, particularly those who entered the agency under recent recruitment processes.
Speaking on the issue on TV3 yesterday, Mr Kumadoe alleged that some individuals were recruited into the intelligence agency without proper background checks and completed vetting.
“Certain categories of persons were dumped into the BNI, whose backgrounds were not checked, and whose vettings were not completed,” he stated.
He said some of the officers linked to the concerns appeared to have been recruited within the same period, making it necessary for the agency to examine the recruitment records and backgrounds of those who joined during that time.
Mr Kumadoe argued that the problems could be addressed by ensuring that recruitment procedures were properly followed and that all applicants underwent the required checks before being employed.
According to him, when the selection process is flawed, it can lead to problems within the institution.
He blamed the politicisation of security institutions, arguing that appointing people without the necessary intelligence experience and allowing political interests to influence recruitment could undermine their operations.
“When you have a selection procedure that was flawed because you politicised the place, brought in people to come and head the place when they have no business being there, they don’t know anything about being a BNI officer, they are not intelligence officers, and you flood the place with politicians and political artists, then you circumvent the standard procedure and you are going to have some of these problems,” he said.
Mr Kumadoe, however, defended the current leadership of the BNI, arguing that efforts to address longstanding problems within security institutions could bring such issues to light.
He said the leadership should be assessed in the context of the steps it is taking to improve the agency’s operations and uphold professional standards.
Drawing on his own experience in the intelligence field, he said the opportunity to serve under experienced officers had helped him develop the skills and integrity needed to contribute to national security.
By: Jacob Aggrey
