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Ghana lodges protest over Canada's refusal to admit rape case suspect Partey

Ghana's government has lodged a protest with Canada over its decision not to give an entry visa to the Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey.
Ghana's government has lodged a protest with Canada over its decision not to give an entry visa to the Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey. AP - Ian Walton

Ghana's government confirmed on Saturday it had lodged a formal protest with Canada over its refusal to issue an entry visa to the Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey ahead of Ghana's game against Panama on Wednesday in Toronto.

Partey, 32, who plays for the Spanish side Villareal, faces seven charges of rape and an accusation of sexual assault by four different women between 2020 and 2022 in Britain. He has denied the charges.

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