Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has cited a February 5, 2026, email from the US Embassy to challenge Sports Minister Kofi Adams’ account of when he became aware of Tribe Culture First’s involvement in Ghana’s World Cup visa arrangements.
Assafuah said the email invited stakeholders to a third FIFA World Cup meeting and was copied to officials from the Sports Ministry, the National Sports Authority (NSA), the Ghana Tourism Authority, the Canadian High Commission, the US Embassy and Tribe Culture First.
He also pointed to a reference in the email to discussions at an earlier stakeholder meeting on October 22, 2025.
According to Assafuah, the correspondence suggests that discussions involving Tribe Culture First and the relevant agencies had taken place before the period in which the minister reportedly said he became aware of the company’s involvement.
“If the minister says that he is oblivious, he is unaware of any meeting or he’s unaware of Tribe Culture First’s involvement with NSA, he’s lying,” Assafuah said during an interview on TV3 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
He argued that the email challenged the suggestion that the minister only became aware of the company’s role around March or April 2026.
