Djed Spence appear to be di only England player wey no shake Thomas Partey hand before di World Cup game against Ghana for Boston.
Dere bin dey doubt weda Thomas Tuchel squad go snub di former Arsenal midfielder for di pre-match ritual.
Partey dey scheduled to go trial next year for Southwark Crown Court afta dem charge am wit five counts of rape and one of sexual assault last year. Dem later charge am wit two more counts of rape. Partey don deny all di charges, and im lawyer tok say im welcome di chance to clear im name.
Television coverage cut away for di crucial moment but footage show as Spence keep im hand for di right pocket of im tracksuit top wen Partey, wey im contract for Villarreal go expire next week, walk pass. Dat one surprise Partey, wey briefly glance back towards di Tottenham player before im carry on.
Partey miss Ghana first game of di World Cup against Panama for Toronto afta immigration officials deny am entry to Canada. A judge reject Partey appeal.
Thomas Partey don tok say im dey ready to play against England on Tuesday afta dem deny am entry to Canada for Ghana World Cup opener. Partey no fit enter Canada last week bikos of ongoing criminal proceedings for di UK, wen dem charge am wit seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault for London between 2020 and 2022. Partey don deny all di charges and go try to clear im name for trial next summer.
Ghana go face England for Group L for Boston on Tuesday afta dem win dia opener 1-0, and dem ask Partey weda im dey happy to return afta im issues for Canada. Im tok say, ‘Well, I tink e part of football. Tins dey happen outside football wey you no fit control. So for me now, I dey feel OK and I dey ready to play.’
Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs don criticize di visa denial for Partey as ‘high-handed and extremely unfair decision.’ A Canadian federal judge reject Ghana appeal to get Partey into di country last week, and Canada officials tok say immigration decisions dey made on case-by-case basis regardless of di World Cup.
Partey final two group games dey for di United States, where dem don grant am visa. Im first one dey for Boston against England, but Ghana boss Carlos Quieroz no tok weda Partey go play for im pre-match news conference.
England players dey expected to shake hands wit am before kickoff, but di Football Association dey understood to leave dat one up to individual players. Di match go see di 33-year-old reconnect wit former Arsenal teammates Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka.
Partey add: ‘I dey really happy to see dem again. I hope dem go bring dia best and try to give us di opportunity to play against di best and try to compete and enjoy di game.’
Ghana dey second for Group L going into Tuesday match and go face Croatia for dia final group game on Saturday. Partey tok: ‘E no about personal achievement. We go play game of football. We be 11 players, we be team. We get to play as team. Individually if I fit get my best game I go be happy, but at di end of di day e be di whole team wey need to be for di top level to be able to achieve wetin you want to achieve.’
