Jerseys of the Ghana Black Stars team have received massive patronage after the National team beat Panama in its opening match in the early hours of Thursday, June 18, 2026, to secure a three-point win in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Many residents in Kumasi, as at 7 a.m on Thursday, were trooping to shops and stalls to buy the paraphernalia, particularly the Jerseys. As some told the Daily Graphic news team, they anticipated an increase in sales after Ghana’s first victory and wanted to get theirs secured.
With smiles written on their faces, many patrons were seen selecting their preferred T-shirts, as others bought additional T-shirts for their relatives and friends.
One of the patrons, who was dressed in a black Black Star T-shirt and in a cap, Linda Ofori, spotted at the Art Market near the Adum Post Office area shopping, said she came to buy one for her husband and her two children.
“I am buying myself the white colour, too. Yes! To celebrate the Black Stars’ victory,” she gleefully said, adding that she was not much into football, but she’s buying it for the nation’s pride.
Patriotism
Surprisingly, the prices of the T-shirts are stable, as one would have anticipated that they could surge in times like this, where demand was on the rise.
The prices of the T-shirts, the team gathered, ranged from GH¢100 to GH¢300, depending on their quality.
Some of the traders told this reporter that in times like these, they would rather cherish selling to fans at reasonable prices as patriotic Ghanaians themselves, so that many people could afford and help raise the nation’s flag higher.
“This has been the price we have been selling these T-Shirts”, Adu Poku, a trader, said, adding that it was only during Independence Day that they (traders) took advantage of the shortage of T-shirts to cash in on customers.
“Yes, it’s the fact. Business is good”, another trader, Maame Yaa, confirmed, adding that they even made more sales when President John Dramani Mahama wore the Jersey at a national event, making it more attractive to Ghanaians.
The traders condemned ongoing speculations that the jerseys were being sold as high as GH¢1,200, and that theirs ranged from GH¢100 to GH¢300, urging all residents to buy one and help portray our rich national colours to the world.
