Hundreds Of Ghanaian Football Fans Seek Asylum In Brazil

About 200 Ghanaians who went to Brazil to support their team as they played in the World Cup have requested asylum on religious grounds.

Ghanaian fans at the World Cup


The police have said another 1,000 Ghanaians are expected to request refugee status once the tournament is over.
According to Brazilian federal police, the Ghanaians who entered the country legally on tourist visas to watch their team play in Natal, Fortaleza and Brasilia, said they are Muslims who were fleeing inter-religious conflicts in their home country.
They have filed their applications in the southern city of Caxias do Sul, in one of Brazil’s most prosperous areas.
 
The police have said another 1,000 Ghanaians are expected to request refugee status once the tournament is over.
According to Brazilian federal police, the Ghanaians who entered the country legally on tourist visas to watch their team play in Natal, Fortaleza and Brasilia, said they are Muslims who were fleeing inter-religious conflicts in their home country.
They have filed their applications in the southern city of Caxias do Sul, in one of Brazil’s most prosperous areas.