Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has revealed that the country could, in the near future, explore the possibility of co-hosting the FIFA World Cup alongside regional neighbours Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire.
Speaking on Ghana’s growing ambition and the evolving nature of World Cup hosting, the Minister highlighted FIFA’s increasing preference for multi-nation tournaments, a model that has already been adopted for the 2026, 2030, and 2034 editions.
“We want to give our fans a joy to be in these three countries that host the competition. This is happening for the first time. The previous World Cups that we have participated in have been single-nation hosting. This is the first time three nations are going to be hosting,” he said, referring to the Mexico–Canada–USA World Cup in 2026.
Kofi Adams noted that FIFA’s new direction opens the door for regions like West Africa to present strong joint bids.
“They are beginning to adapt a number of nations doing it. So maybe, who knows? The next one will be Ghana, Nigeria, and then Cote d’Ivoire coming together to also host the World Cup, and it will be good.”
He further pointed to the infrastructural plans of President John Dramani Mahama, suggesting that Ghana would be well-positioned to meet the tournament’s requirements if such developments are pursued.
He added that both Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire are already ahead in terms of facilities, with the latter having heavily invested in infrastructure for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
“With the level of infrastructure His Excellency John Dramani Mahama wants to do, I believe that we, together with Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire—who have already invested quite a lot because they hosted AFCON not too long ago—we can also ask for that right.”
A joint West African bid would mark the first time the World Cup is hosted in the sub-region, and only the third time on the African continent after South Africa in 2010 with Morocco set to co-host the 2030 edition.
