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World Cup: Ghanaian fans arrested in Qatar for selling match tickets

 Minister for Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif has revealed  that some Ghanaian football fans have been arrested and taken to court in Qatar for reselling world cup tickets.

Mustapha Ussif pleaded with the fans in his speech not to resell the match tickets they had worked so hard to get.

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“The police and the security agencies are always at the stadiums, monitoring things. We have toiled to get you tickets, we don’t want any of you to go out and sell them.

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“So far the authorities have arrested some people and are taking them to court, they have sent the evidence to the Ambassador. We don’t want anybody to fall into this,” the Minister warned.

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The Black Stars of Ghana currently occupy the second position in Group H after losing to Portugal in their opening game and beating South Korea in the second group on Monday.

The Black Stars play their final game on Friday, with Uruguay needing at least a draw to qualify for the next stage of the competition.

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