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2026 World Cup is 'One of Most Expensive For Ordinary Fans,' Especially Africans: Ghanaian Journo
2026 World Cup is 'One of Most Expensive For Ordinary Fans,' Especially Africans: Ghanaian Journo
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"For African football fans [...] the visa requirements are crazy," and "too much time for anybody to go through the process" is needed, Pan-African youth union... 21.05.2026, Sputnik Africa
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"For African football fans [...] the visa requirements are crazy," and "too much time for anybody to go through the process" is needed, Pan-African youth union activist who wished to remain anonymous, told Sputnik Africa.Although the main condition "is that there's something that should tie you" to your country, "many people who have ties here, who do not have any intentions of staying in America, [...] still do not get a visa."However, some African governments "subsidize tickets for their fans," so "hopefully many African fans" will be traveling "to see the World Cup," the journalist noted.This year's World Cup will take place in different cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
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"For African football fans [...] the visa requirements are crazy," and "too much time for anybody to go through the process" is needed, Pan-African youth union activist who wished to remain anonymous, told Sputnik Africa.
Although the main condition "is that there's something that should tie you" to your country, "many people who have ties here, who do not have any intentions of staying in America, [...] still do not get a visa."
However, some African governments "subsidize tickets for their fans," so "hopefully many African fans" will be traveling "to see the World Cup," the journalist noted.
"If it's a people's game, it should be accessible to the fans."
This year's World Cup will take place in different cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
