Ghana midfielder Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup
A federal judge ruled Partey failed to meet the threshold for emergency relief, leaving Ghana without him for its World Cup opener.
- On Tuesday, Federal Court Justice Roger Lafreni rejected Thomas Partey's emergency bid to enter Canada for the FIFA World Cup, ruling he failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds for overriding immigration decisions regarding his travel to Toronto.
- The 32-year-old midfielder remains in the United States after being found inadmissible to Canada due to pending criminal charges in England; Partey is awaiting trial on seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
- Ghana's government called the denial "extremely unfair" and vowed to challenge it through the courts, though the midfielder had sought an injunction to participate in Ghana's opening match against Panama on Wednesday.
- Canada officials stated that immigration decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and that hosting the FIFA World Cup does not alter national immigration laws, preventing Partey from joining his team in Toronto.
- While Partey remains in the United States, he faces trial next year regarding charges involving three women; the judge found the balance of convenience favoured maintaining Canada's immigration rules.
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Ghana's Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup
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. Ottawa denied the Villarreal player a visa over the British charges, blocking him from playing for Ghana against Panama on Wednesday. Accra filed a request for an injunction in federal court on Tuesday seeking to set aside Ottawa’s decision. But b…
The 33-year-old midfielder will not be able to enter Canada to play the match in front of Panama
Nigeria/Ghana: Ghana's Partey Loses Bid to Enter Canada for World Cup
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.
Ghana's Thomas Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup
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.
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