The government of Ghana has said it will seek legal redress in Canada’s Federal Court over the decision to deny Thomas Partey entry into the country ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
In a statement, the Ghanaian government described the decision as “extremely unfair” and said it intends to challenge the ruling.
According to the statement, the decision is “understood to be based on pending criminal proceedings in the United Kingdom that have not resulted in any conviction or judicial finding of guilt.”
The move comes after reports that the midfielder had been denied entry into Canada, where Ghana are due to begin their World Cup campaign.
Ghana’s government maintained that the proceedings against Partey in the UK remain unresolved and stressed that there has been no conviction or finding of guilt against the player.
The government said it would pursue the matter before Canada’s Federal Court in an effort to overturn the decision.
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