politics
Ghana’s Thomas Partey has visa appeal rejected by Canadian judge
Midfielder did not declare rape charges against him
TL;DR
- Canadian judge rejected Thomas Partey's appeal to enter the country for the World Cup.
- Partey faces seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in the UK and has pleaded not guilty.
- The judge ruled that Partey failed to show grounds for emergency relief and sided with Canada's immigration rules.
- Documents revealed Partey had not declared his charges when applying to enter Canada.
- Partey stated being unable to travel would 'materially affect' Ghana's World Cup participation.
- Partey was permitted to enter the United States for Ghana's training camp and upcoming matches.