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Ghana Protests Canada’s Visa Denial for Footbal Player Thomas Partey to Attend World Cup
Ghana Protests Canada’s Visa Denial for Footbal Player Thomas Partey to Attend World Cup
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Ghana Protests Canada’s Visa Denial for Footbal Player Thomas Partey to Attend World Cup"While respecting Canada's sovereign right to enforce its immigration... 13.06.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Ghana Protests Canada’s Visa Denial for Footbal Player Thomas Partey to Attend World Cup"While respecting Canada's sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws, Ghana considers that reliance on unproven charges in the absence of a judicial determination raises fundamental questions of fairness and proportionality," the Foreign Ministry of Ghana said in a statement.FIFA has reportedly confirmed that Thomas Partey will be unable to travel from Ghana’s team base in Boston to Canada for their opening World Cup match against Panama on June 17.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X
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Ghana Protests Canada’s Visa Denial for Footbal Player Thomas Partey to Attend World Cup
18:34 13.06.2026 (Updated: 18:44 13.06.2026) Ghana Protests Canada’s Visa Denial for Footbal Player Thomas Partey to Attend World Cup
"While respecting Canada's sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws, Ghana considers that reliance on unproven charges in the absence of a judicial determination raises fundamental questions of fairness and proportionality," the Foreign Ministry of Ghana said in a statement.
FIFA has reportedly confirmed that Thomas Partey will be unable to travel from Ghana’s team base in Boston to Canada for their opening World Cup match against Panama on June 17.
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