Director General of National Sports Authority [NSA], Prof Peter Twumasi has confirmed that fans will be rewarded if they purchase tickets before the Black Stars game against Angola later this month.
Ghana will host Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium on March 23 in the matchday 3 games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers.
The Black Stars will play the Palancas Negras at the Baba Yara Stadium on March 23 before the reverse game in Luanda in four days' time.
Last, the NSA introduced the e-ticketing system. There were initial challenges but it has been addressed.
Ahead of the game, NSA has introduced what it calls ‘Early Bird Buyers’ in Ghana’s game against Angola in Kumasi to reduce the pressure on networks and demand for online tickets on the matchday.
“We are introducing some reforms such that, the people can really have advanced ticket purchasing and that’s something that had not been done," Prof Twumasi told Kumasi-based LUV FM.
“Probably we need to motivate those who want to buy the tickets far in advance.
“Now, we are bringing out variations in pricing so people who will buy the tickets before the match will have discounts, very huge.
“So those who will be buying the tickets before the matchday will have a huge discount and then on the match day, the price will go up a little bit.
“So we are encouraging more people to take advantage of this and buy their tickets before the game.
“The problem comes when they are there buying and we are also using the system for scanning so we want to reduce that,’’ he said.
The Black Stars are joint top of Group E alongside Angola with both teams with four points after two games.