Thomas Partey, the Black Stars of Ghana midfielder, has been denied entry into Canada ahead of the team’s opening match of the FIFA World Cup.
According to The
Athletic, the Canadian government refused a visa to the former Arsenal
FC midfielder due to his ongoing sexual assault charges in the UK.
Canada maintains strict immigration laws that restrict
foreign nationals with pending indictments for serious criminal offences from
entering the country.
The Black Stars are still at their training camp in Boston,
in the US, and will soon travel to Canada for their first World Cup game
against Panama.
Partey can legally train with his teammates on US soil, but
he will be barred from crossing the border into Canada for the match at the BMO
Field in Toronto on June 18.
Partey left the UK in 2025 for Villareal FC in Spain after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a few women during his spell in London.
The Ghanaian currently stands accused of seven counts of
rape and one count of sexual assault involving four women.
The midfielder has maintained his innocence, entering a “not
guilty” plea to all charges. The eight-week trial, originally scheduled to take
place at Southwark Crown Court, was recently pushed back to June 2027 by a UK
high court judge.
Canada maintains strict immigration laws that restrict
foreign nationals with pending indictments for serious criminal offences from
entering the country.
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