Toronto, Canada, June 16, 2026 (AFP) - Ghana asks Canada court to overturn Partey's World Cup visa denial

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2026-06-16

Ghana on Tuesday asked a Canadian court to overturn Ottawa's decision to ban footballer Thomas Partey, a day before the Ghanaian side's World Cup opener in Toronto. Partey, a Villarreal midfielder, 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. He denies the allegations, but Canada last week refused to grant him a World Cup visa. Accra filed a reque......

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