Ghana calls Canada’s decision to deny visa to midfielder Partey ‘high-handed’ and ‘unfair’
The West African nation’s foreign ministry said that it understood the decision to be based on pending criminal proceedings in Britain
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Open this photo in gallery:Ghana national team midfielder Thomas Partey leaves the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, in April. Canada denied Partey a visa for his country’s World Cup game against Panama next week.Hannah McKay/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountGhana’s government on Saturday called Canada’s decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his country’s World Cup game against Panama next week “high-handed and extremely unfair”.The West African nation’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it understood the decision to be based on pending criminal proceedings in Britain.
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