Minority demands removal of NSA DG Yaw Ampofo Ankrah over 2026 World Cup visa scandal
Ghana’s Minority in Parliament has called for the Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, to be removed or step aside while police investigate an alleged 2026 FIFA World Cup visa facilitation scheme. The caucus said it had received information suggesting some individuals were allegedly charged as much as $8,000 each for […]
The Football Association chair, Debbie Hewitt, has demanded that Fifa president Gianni Infantino release all documents related to the controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup. Hewitt, who is also a Fifa vice-president, requested a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of United States forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup.
Infantino must provide these documents before the next Fifa Council meeting on October 15. The letter, addressed to Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, accuses Infantino of governance failures and a breakdown in culture within Fifa. Infantino's planned World Cup Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, which would have privatized commercial and ticketing rights, including 21% of World Cup rights, was scrapped after opposition from national associations.
Uefa has initiated criminal legal proceedings against Infantino in three US courts over the FFE plan, accusing him of deception. Infantino, who is seeking re-election for a fourth time in March, faces mounting pressure and has lost the support of many national associations, including England, Wales, and Scotland. However, he still has backing from confederations in Africa, South America, and Oceania.
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