The Ghana national football team's Thomas Partey has been denied entry to Canada due to rape allegations. The official information confirmed by football's world governing body and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) showed that Partey was formally denied a Canadian visa because of rape allegations, barring him from entering the country. The player is certain to miss Ghana's opening group stage match against Panama on Wednesday. The United States had already permitted Partey to enter its national borders when the Black Stars set up their World Cup base camp in Providence, Rhode Island. Presumably, Partey would re-join the side for their second and third group games against England in Foxborough, Massachusetts on June 23 and Croatia in Philadelphia on June 27. The contrasting treatment of Partey and Japan's Kaishu Sano, who is implicated in a gang rape case, has drawn widespread attention. Sano remains on the tournament roster, while Partey's future with the team remains uncertain.