Ghana

Ghana is a West African republic and one of Africa's most stable democracies, independent since 1957 and a founding member of the African Union. It contributes consistently to international peacekeeping missions, deploying troops through the United Nations to conflict zones globally. Ghana is also a significant gold and cocoa exporter, with a population of approximately 34 million.

Two Ghanaian UNIFIL peacekeepers were critically wounded and a third suffered psychological trauma when their base at Qawzah, southern Lebanon, was struck. UNIFIL confirmed all three were inside the base at the time. Ghana responded swiftly, lodging a formal protest with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and demanding an immediate impartial investigation.

Ghana is also among the twelve qualified World Cup nations that face US immigration restrictions but can still obtain tourist visas , a category below the full travel ban or visa bond programme affecting other African nations, but still placing Ghanaian fans under heightened scrutiny compared with most other national delegations. The US State Department confirmed on 7 April 2026 that it 'does not have any estimates' for how visa bans and entry restrictions will affect World Cup attendance, suggesting Ghana's position in this partially-restricted group has not been assessed by the administering government.