Ghana's Partey to miss World Cup opener due to visa issues

Midfielder did not declare rape charges against him Team face Panama in World Cup in Toronto on Wednesday A judge in Canada has rejected Thomas Partey’s appeal to enter the country after the Ghana midfielder was denied entry for the World Cup. On Tuesday, Justice Roger Lafrenière, who heard the emergency application in Ottawa, rejected Partey’s request to override temporarily a decision by immigration officials. The Black Stars are due to in Toronto for the team’s opening match against Panama on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, who is facing trial on rape charges in Britain, lost a court challenge on Tuesday that would have allowed him to enter Canada for his side's World Cup opener in Toronto.Partey is facing seven charges of rape and one count of sexual assault in Britain relating to allegations by four different women between 2020 and 2022.

Ghana officials on Tuesday appealed Canada's decision to refuse midfielder Thomas Partey entry into the country for the team's first World Cup match while he awaits trial on rape charges.

Ghana officials on Tuesday appealed Canada's decision to refuse midfielder Thomas Partey entry into the country for the team's first World Cup match while he awaits trial on rape charges. A Canadian federal court heard the appeal Tuesday, just one day before Ghana faces Panama in Toronto. Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had criticized the visa denial for Partey, who awaits trial in Britain, as a “high-handed and extremely unfair decision.”

Canada’s refusal to grant Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for the World Cup was set to be heard by an Ottawa court on Tuesday. The Ghana government has filed for a review of the case after Partey was denied entry to Canada, ruling him out of the Black Stars’ World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto on Wednesday.

Ghana's government files for a review of Canada's refusal to grant midfielder Thomas Partey a visa, with the case due to be heard by a Canadian court.

Ghana's government files for a review of Canada's refusal to grant midfielder Thomas Partey a visa, with the case due to be heard by a Canadian court.

Ghana's government has criticized Canada's “extremely unfair” decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his team’s World Cup opener while he awaits trial on rape charges, and it threatened legal action in a bid to overturn the refusal. The 32-year-old Partey, who is scheduled to stand trial in London later this year, returned to Ghana’s base camp in Rhode Island after Canada denied his visa application to enter the country for Wednesday's match against Panama in Toronto.

Ghana said Saturday it has formally lodged a protest over Canada's refusal to issue a visa for the World Cup to player Thomas Partey, who is facing trial in Britain on rape charges.A trial has been set for next year, allowing the 32-year-old to represent Ghana at the World Cup, but he will not be involved in Wednesday's match in Toronto.

‘High-handed and extremely unfair,’ government says Official note of protest sent calling for a review Ghana’s government has described Canada’s decision to deny Thomas Partey a visa for his country’s World Cup game against Panama on Wednesday as “high-handed and extremely unfair”. Ghana’s foreign ministry said it understood the decision to be based on pending criminal proceedings in Britain. The 32-year-old Partey, a former Arsenal midfielder who plays for Villarreal, faces allegations of rape and sexual assault in Britain. He has denied the charges. Continue reading...

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is banned from entering Canada for their opening game of the World Cup.

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is banned from entering Canada for their opening game of the World Cup.

The Ghana midfielder is currently set to miss his country’s opening World Cup match against Panama on Wednesday

Ghana have vowed to challenge Canada's decision to deny Thomas Partey entry into the country, escalating a dispute that threatens to overshadow the Black Stars' start to the 2026 World Cup. The Villarreal midfielder will miss Ghana's opening Group L fixture against Panama in Toronto after Canadian authorities rejected his visa application. Partey, who remains…

Ghana's Thomas Partey will miss their opening match of the 2026 World Cup against Panama after being denied entry to Canada.