Brazil Grants One-Year Stay To Runaway Ghanaians

Brazil has extended a one-year stay to the
Ghanaian football fans who refused to leave after
the World Cup.
The over 200 Ghanaian supporters applied for
asylum in Brazil under the reported pretext of a
religious conflict in the West African state after
Ghana’s first round exit from the World Cup.
Ghana’s Sports Ministry is yet to get a response
from the findings expected to be made through
investigations to be carried out by the Ghanaian
embassy in Brazil.
The asylum seekers have however been granted
an initial one-year permit by Brazilian authorities
to stay and work in their country.
Some of the supporters have even filtered into
neighboring countries; Argentina and Ecuador with
others making their way north to the USA.
“We didn’t tell Brazilian authorities that there was
conflict in Ghana and for that they should grant us
asylum,” one of the granted asylum seekers
Hamidu Ahmed told Asempa FM.
“Each and every one of us came here with his own
reason which is definitely not a conflict situation.
“We have received our papers and some of us
have already started working. Some of us work in
industries and others work in the construction
sector.
“Some have however left into neighboring
Argentina, Ecuador and the likes. Others are also
traveling by road to the USA”.