The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the credibility of a list of 102 persons submitted by the National Sports Authority (NSA) in connection with World Cup visa arrangements, saying only 15 have been verified as NSA personnel.
The Minority said the status of the remaining 87 individuals could not be verified, raising questions about how their names came to be included in a list presented through the state sports agency.
“The remaining 87 therefore require explanation,” the caucus said in a statement issued after addressing the press on October 7, 2026.
The Minority said its verification exercise also uncovered discrepancies in the positions assigned to some of the individuals on the list, including positions it said did not exist within the NSA’s organisational structure.
It cited the case of Comfort Ahiadome, who was presented as the Board Secretary of the NSA.
According to the Minority, however, the NSA did not have a Board Secretary serving in that capacity at the time. It said the Authority’s Legal Adviser was doubling as Board Secretary.
Another person, Fuseini Lukman, was presented as the Northern Region Coordinator of the NSA, but the Minority said its verification established that he did not occupy that position.
The caucus also mentioned Felicia Ahiadome, who was identified as a Procurement Officer of the NSA.
The Minority said its checks established that she was not a Procurement Officer of the Authority.
The concerns extend beyond the accuracy of internal job descriptions, the Minority said, because the information was transmitted to a foreign diplomatic mission as part of arrangements for visa processing.
Questions over list submitted to embassy
The Minority said an email from Yaw Gyamfi Kusi Awere, the Chief Operating Officer of the NSA, was sent to the US Embassy to communicate appointment dates for NSA personnel under arrangements that had been established.
According to the caucus, 22 personnel were introduced in that particular communication, but its verification identified discrepancies in the information provided.
The Minority is consequently demanding answers about who compiled, verified and authorised the broader list submitted through the NSA.
It also wants the Authority to explain why individuals whose status could not be verified as NSA personnel were presented through the organisation for purposes of visa processing.
The caucus said the issue warranted clarification because the names and positions were not merely being used for internal administrative purposes but were being communicated to a foreign diplomatic mission.
It is therefore calling for greater transparency over the preparation and submission of the list and explanations from the officials responsible for the process.
