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Prior to the tournament, Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz said he had no qualms over selecting Partey, who was at Atletico Madrid before moving to London in 2020 to join the Gunners.<\/p>\n
“If the player is here with me, my answer is clear,” said Queiroz.<\/p>\n
“I don’t have any comments about my own decisions. He is here so what are we talking about?<\/p>\n
“This is not for me or you to make a judgement about.<\/p>\n
“Let the events run their normal course; let the river flow and one day when the river meets the ocean we are going to find the truth.”<\/p>\n
Ghana are set to face England in their second Group L match at the Boston Stadium, Foxborough, on 23 June (21:00 BST) before taking on Croatia on 27 June in Philadelphia (22:00 BST) – both games in which Partey could still feature.<\/p>\n
Ghana could potentially return to Canada in the last 32 if they finish as runners-up in Group L. In that scenario they would advance to play the runners-up in Group K in Toronto on Thursday, 2 July.<\/p>\n
If they were to progress in third place from their group and win their last-32 match, their last-16 fixture would take place in Vancouver on Tuesday, 7 July.<\/p>\n
Ghanaians have reacted with shock to the Partey news, with many expressing dissatisfaction on social media.<\/p>\n
Ghana’s sports minister Kofi Adams said the decision was “absolutely wrong” as the player had been charged but not found guilty.<\/p>\n
Partey’s situtation is not the first to involve the authorities of the host nations – the United States, Mexico and Canada – as the tournament gets under way.<\/p>\n
Iraq striker Aymen Hussein<\/a> was questioned for several hours at a Chicago airport before being allowed into the country. <\/p>\n Iran have been forced to switch their base location to Mexico<\/a>, their fans have had their tickets revoked<\/a>, while members of their delegation were refused visas<\/a>.<\/p>\n