{"id":228119,"date":"2024-10-08T12:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/gfa-explains-why-thomas-partey-excluded-himself-from-black-stars-squad-for-sudan-games\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:53:50","slug":"gfa-explains-why-thomas-partey-excluded-himself-from-black-stars-squad-for-sudan-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/08\/gfa-explains-why-thomas-partey-excluded-himself-from-black-stars-squad-for-sudan-games\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA explains why Thomas Partey excluded himself from Black Stars squad for Sudan games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has clarified the reason for Thomas Partey\u2019s absence from the Black Stars camp ahead of their upcoming doubleheader against Sudan in the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal midfielder will not participate in the matches, with Michael Baidoo receiving his first call-up as his replacement. On Monday, the GFA announced Partey\u2019s withdrawal from the squad due to a medical issue.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Asempa FM, Asante Twum stated that Partey&#8217;s absence is due to an illness but refrained from disclosing the specific nature of the condition. \u201cThomas Partey isn\u2019t injured but rather sick. It isn\u2019t malaria, and I can\u2019t disclose the kind of illness he is suffering from at the moment,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not everything we can put in the public domain, and if it is not an illness that everyone around him knows, I wouldn\u2019t say he is sick. I can\u2019t, however, bring out his medical record,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Black Stars kicked off their first training session on Monday at the Accra Sports Stadium, featuring 11 players, with an additional eight players joining the camp for the second training session.<\/p>\n<p>The first match of the doubleheader is scheduled for Thursday, October 10, at the Accra Sports Stadium, followed by the return leg on October 14 at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Ghana sits in third place in Group F, having secured only one point after a 1-0 loss to Angola in their opening match and a 1-1 draw with Niger.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has clarified the reason for Thomas Partey\u2019s absence from the Black Stars camp ahead of their upcoming doubleheader against Sudan in the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. 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