{
  "id": 15710417,
  "title": "World Cup visa scandal: $26,000 paid to police on behalf of Ampofo Ankrah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/world-cup-visa-scandal-26-000-paid-to-police-on-behalf-of-ampofo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:33:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/world-cup-visa-scandal-26000-paid-to-police-on-behalf-of-ampofo-ankrah/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A $26,000 payment has been made to the police on behalf of suspended National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, as part of the $56,000 he allegedly received as commission from the World Cup visa scandal. The money was reportedly paid by a friend of Mr Ankrah, with his approval and that of his lawyers. Investigations into allegations of visa racketeering linked to NSA officials and others involved in the 2026 FIFA World Cup arrangements are ongoing, and Ankrah denies any wrongdoing in a petition filed by NSA's former Chief Operations Officer, Yaw Gyamfi Kusi Awere.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}