President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has urged supporters and individuals who are interested in going to North America for the 2026 World Cup to return after the tournament.

There have been situations where Ghanaians have attended sporting events in foreign countries and have used the opportunity to overstay their visas.

Mahama is hoping the 2026 Mundial, which will be hosted in Mexico, USA and Canada, will not carry the same fate as previous competitions.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament during the State of the Nation Address on Friday, February 27, he recounted the country's efforts to ensure the ban imposed on many African countries by the US.

"Supporters and other people interested in going to support the team would have to submit visa requests to the American Embassy," he said.

I hope the 2026 World Cup will not get Ghana back on America's ban list – President John Mahama#JoySports pic.twitter.com/AJrsdM7HMq

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"We are being told that we must ensure that supporters who go [to the tournament] return on the visas. It has taken a lot of work to restore Ghana's five-year non-immigrant visas and take us off the ban list.

"I hope the World Cup does not see thousands of Ghanaians travel to America, refuse to return, and push us back onto the travel ban list."

The Black Stars will use Bryant University as its base camp training site for the World Cup, which will see them play Panama, England and Croatia.