{
  "id": 13381304,
  "title": "World Cup visa scandal: Over 30 people misrepresented as GTA board members to US Embassy – Vincent Assafuah alleges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/world-cup-visa-scandal-over-30-people-misrepresented-as-gta-board",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T09:51:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/world-cup-visa-scandal-over-30-people-misrepresented-as-gta-board-members-to-us-embassy-vincent-assafuah-alleges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has accused over 30 individuals of falsely claiming to be members or affiliates of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in correspondence with the U.S. Embassy regarding the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This comes after a document allegedly listing these names was sent to the embassy, according to Assafuah. The GTA's official board consists of only around 11 members, but the document in question listed significantly more names. Assafuah called for the suspension of GTA's CEO, Maame Efua Sekyi-Aidoo Houadjeto, to investigate these allegations. He also questioned the Ministry of Sports' timeline of engagement with the U.S. Embassy, citing an email sent on February 3, 2026, that suggested earlier meetings.",
  "summary": "The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has alleged that more than 30 people were misrepresented to the United States Embassy as board members or affiliates of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in connection with engagements surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghana Business News",
        "title": "Minority calls for probe into alleged NSA, GTA world cup visa arrangements after NSA Director-General’s suspension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/minority-calls-for-probe-into-alleged-nsa-gta-world-cup-visa",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:15:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}