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WC probe: We weren't meant to fly fans back – Travel Matters CEO

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  • Skains 9 years ago

    What kind of sports minister is Afriyie Ankrah? This man has created a lot of mess and dented, heavily, the little dignity Ghana had in the field of competitive sports.

  • Oheneba Brobbey, USA 9 years ago

    It's surprising why the President rewarded him with another position at the presidency in the midst of all the damning allegations made against him during and after the tournament. He should have been asked to vacate every po ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 years ago

    Kojo T and K. Boateng will not comment on this. Probably they are happy about how Afriyie handled issues here and why Mahama didn't fire him.

  • Mr. Figure-Out 9 years ago

    I cannot trust these Akan Name stealing Trokosi guys( Fiifi Ankrah and Bruce Kudjo) are doing more mischief to Ghana. The other day it was all Nyeboism galore when Trokosi Andy Kankam of The Informer News Paper vehemently att ...
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  • Mr. Figure-Out 9 years ago

    Please forgive me

  • Joseph 9 years ago

    Where's Sepp Blatter?he can go ahead n ban ghana, corruptible Sepp Blatter n his fifa team of executives.I hop dey rr monitoring Afta Brazil impeachment?base fifa.

  • Yaw Frimpong-Manso 9 years ago

    verbal contracts? hmmmm

  • Oheneba Brobbey, USA 9 years ago

    Lord have mercy! Bringing back home after the world cup tournament was not part of the 'verbal agreement' the government signed with Travel Matters? So far this is the most shocking revelation to be made at the sitting of th ...
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  • KWASI IN EUROPE 9 years ago

    Sending them to Brazil and not bringing them back is deportation. It is only NDC that deports Ghanaians from Ghana. Signing a World Cup contract with the mouth? Papers would reveal the huge amount so it was mouth mouth. Ei, N ...
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  • KOFI KOFI 9 years ago

    Theo were not supporters, visa agents were at work. Ask how much these so called supporters
    paid Afriyie Ankra to get them their visas to their Amerika.

  • 8530 9 years ago

    this guy elvis should have been fire

  • Ebibiman 9 years ago

    Then the real contract by words was to fly the whole country to Brazil and dump them there not to return to Mahamas Ghana again.

    Eii, what a country.

  • Papa Yaw. 9 years ago

    No

  • KANAWU 9 years ago

    THESE TRAVEL COMPANIES SHOULD BE MARKED DOWN IF GHANA HAS TO SEND FANS AGAIN TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY. FANS SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK.

  • Michael 9 years ago

    I feel sad when I read such news items. We often blame politicians but which businessman in his rightful mind will undertake such a project with government without demanding a written contract knowing very well that when it ...
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  • Football Fan 9 years ago

    Could this tour operator tell us exactly how many people he was assigned to fly out to Brazil? Even though he did not have a written contract, we hope he agreed on the amount he would be paid; what was that amount for, if he ...
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  • Nii Lartey Nartey. 9 years ago

    The government team led by the criminal arrogant but the darling boy of the President Afriyie Ankrah did organised to sent selected NDC hooligans to Brazil on a one way ticket for the world cup?

    How could the NDC's crimina ...
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  • Kwame Angel 9 years ago

    Ibrahim Mahama was supposed to fly these fans back, just the same way he flew $3 million cash at a cost of $1.5 million.

  • DISCIPLINE HOLLAND 9 years ago

    CURRUPTION CURRUPTION FOOLISH CHOP CHOP CRIMINALS NNNNNDDDDDCCCCC.

  • kay 9 years ago

    The sports minister knew these fans had a one way ticket with the intent to seek asylum after-does this surprise anyone?

  • Boubacar Tuggar 9 years ago

    Eiii ndc for you. Just agreeing things by heart by heart, thinking that its all cool and that the bank of Ghana will pay.

  • Osei Yao 9 years ago

    AND WHO ENTERED INTO SUCH A VERBAL CONTRACT?

  • Obrefo 9 years ago

    This Ghana for you. A place where government business is conducted in cash. Jesus Christ!

  • Owusu 9 years ago

    He will pay dearly for his negligence

  • DICKIUS 9 years ago

    MY EFO BROTHER KNOWS ONLY TALKING TOO MUCH. TALKING IS NOT THE SAME AS EXECUTING JOB ASSIGNED EFFICIENTLY