Thomas Partey will be unable to enter Canada for Ghana’s first World Cup sport in opposition to Panama on Wednesday.
Revealed On 16 Jun 2026
A Canadian courtroom has dismissed an attraction by Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey after he was denied entry into the nation for his staff’s sport in opposition to Panama on the World Cup.
The Canadian authorities final week refused a visa for Partey, 33, after which his attorneys launched a last-minute attraction to the Federal Court docket in Ottawa, however the attraction was misplaced on Tuesday.
The Black Stars will play Panama of their Group L match in Toronto on Wednesday.
In dismissing the attraction, Decide Roger Lafreniere wrote that Partey had sought “extraordinary, necessary interlocutory aid” that will have required Canada to put aside a “lawfully rendered inadmissibility discovering and facilitate his entry for a selected occasion”.
Forward of the decision, Partey’s lawyer, Mackeda Bramwell, informed the Reuters information company that they’d not attraction if the decide dominated in opposition to him.
Former Arsenal midfielder Partey faces allegations of rape and sexual assault in the UK. He has denied the costs.
America authorities has granted Partey a visa, however Canada’s immigration officers stated that underneath Canadian legislation, international nationals will be discovered inadmissible and not using a international conviction.
“When there are cheap grounds to consider an act that will set off inadmissibility has been dedicated by an applicant, they are often deemed inadmissible to Canada,” a spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada stated.
Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz stated they’re ready to play with out Partey.
“We’ve our plan settled,” Queiroz informed a information convention earlier than the courtroom’s determination was launched, including that he had no feedback to make about Partey.
“So as to add extra feedback about points which might be nonsense will not be a part of my enterprise,” Queiroz stated. “My enterprise is to play with the playing cards that I’ve in entrance of me.”
In Ghana and throughout Canada’s Ghanaian diaspora, Partey’s visa refusal has led to anger and frustration among the many nationwide staff’s followers.
Akua Mensah, 45, a Canadian with Ghanaian roots, stated that Canada’s determination was unlucky.
