Sports News of Tuesday, 27 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer President of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, has joined calls for fans to snub the 2026 World Cup over security concerns. US Embassy congratulates Black Stars on 2026 World Cup qualification“What we are seeing domestically, the marginalisation of political opponents, abuses by immigration services, etc., hardly encourages fans to go there. Commenting on the calls for a boycott, Sepp Blatter indicated that he fully agrees with Pieth’s advice for fans to avoid the tournament. “I think Mark Pieth is right to question this World Cup,” Blatter said on social media, as reported by The Guardian. It is worth noting that Blatter resigned as FIFA President in 2015 amid corruption scandals that plagued his administration, and Gianni Infantino succeeded him.

Source: GhanaWeb January 27, 2026 11:40 UTC