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The Ghanaian fans seeking asylum in Brazil after the 2014 World Cup have been granted an initial one-year stay in the country. The over 200 Ghanaian supporters applied for asylum in Brazil under the reported pretext of a religious conflict in the West African state after Ghana�s first round exit from the World Cup. Ghana�s Sports Ministry is yet to get a response from the findings expected to be made through investigations to be carried out by the Ghanaian embassy in Brazil. The asylum seekers have however been granted an initial one-year permit by Brazilian authorities to stay and work in their country. Some of the supporters have even filtered into neighboring countries; Argentina and Ecuador with others making their way north to the USA. �We didn�t tell Brazilian authorities that there was conflict in Ghana and for that they should grant us asylum,� one of the granted asylum seekers Hamidu Ahmed told Asempa FM. �Each and every one of us came here with his own reason which is definitely not a conflict situation. �We have received our papers and some of us have already started working. Some of us work in industries and others work in the construction sector. �Some have however left into neighboring Argentina, Ecuador and the likes. Others are also traveling by road to the USA�.