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Ghana's Thomas Partey Loses Court Bid to Enter Canada, Will Miss World Cup Opener
Published: July 19, 2026
Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.Thomas Partey's hopes of playing in Ghana's World Cup opener collapsed this week after a Canadian federal court dismissed his appeal against a visa refusal, according to reporting from The New York Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, France 24 and the BBC. The midfielder, who faces unresolved criminal charges in the United Kingdom stemming from his time in England, was found by immigration officials to have misrepresented a prior arrest when applying to enter Canada.