Arsenal star Thomas Partey was one of several players who had to be rushed off the pitch for safety reasons after Ghanaian fans stormed the field following their team’s 1-0 loss to Angola.
The Ghanaians have been on a poor run of form, with fans still upset over their disappointing performance at AFCON 2024.
Despite this, a large crowd gathered at the Baba Yara Stadium to watch Ghana face Angola, only for their team to lose due to a late goal.
After the match, angry fans invaded the pitch, with some throwing objects at the players.
The Sun reports that Partey and his teammates had to be quickly escorted off the field for safety reasons.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported, but this incident highlights another risk associated with releasing players for international duty.
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Partey has been injury-free for the last few months and the last thing we need is for him to be hurt again.
The midfielder has been an important player for us and we need him to return in great shape after this break.
We also hope our other players are well protected from fan rage and drama so that none will be hurt when they return to the club.
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I hope it doesn’t effect his spirit having to be protected from his own countrymen after giving it his all. If you really love your country, I can see where that could hurt more than a physical injury.
doesn’t affect
Not only Ghana. Any country that similar situations occur are likely to face FIFA’s sanctions.
Another issue is that it will cause players exodus due to life safety.
There is time for everything!
This incident of fan rage is unbecoming behaviour who are supposedly norman human beings. Releasing players for international duty must be banned to countries that cannot control their fans. I hope Partey and his fellow soccer mates resign themselves to the fact that life is more important than a game of soccer, any sport that matter.
How sad. This has rarely happened to Ghanaian players. This time around I believe the coach’s lack of strategy and tactics, coupled with corruption, leading to a soccer-crazy country like Ghana, neglecting to keep a standard football pitch are responsible for e invasion and threat to the players. They should boycott all subsequent matches at the stadium until the authorities fix the pitch and the coach.
This is really sad to hear. The fans should know they themselves are helpless since they can’t play for their country. They should appreciate that Partey and his teammates gave it all for the country. This kind of behaviour should not be tolerated any longer
Your submission so far is the only above par and honestly worth reading.
Corruption and its convoy is the sole cause for the reaction from the Ghanaian soccer fans after the last minute defeat of the Black Stars to Angola on home turf.
The coach of the Black Stars (Otto Addo), is not a qualified coach as he is as a Scout. But, greed and corruption won’t let him resign for a much more qualified coach to be handed the job.
The FA president, Kurt Okraku being his friend and as corrupt as the mother serpent, cannot question the NSA boss as to why the pitch of the Baba Yara Stadium was in shambles but was okayed for match to be played on it.
The whole country is plagued with corruption. Starting the president of the republic down through his cabinet ministers, appointees, family and friends. So how much more the FA president and his friend the P.E master (Otto Addo) whom he okayed to be appointed as the coach of the Black Stars.
Once again, it is these meaningless international games that are putting the well being of the players at stake. If any untoward happens to the players while on international duty, the cost has been predominantly borne by the respective clubs for losing them for a significant period of time. Thomas Partey is the epitome of such victims over the past few seasons. Arsenal lost his service for almost the entire last season after his international duties. Upon regaining full fitness for the last part of last season, he was again recalled by his country before he even kicked the ball in a Premier League game for the Arsenal.
It wasn’t a meaningless friendly though Shawn, it was an Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying game.
I hope my arsenal center player tomas party is okay..why should you guys give a player like him a meaningless break to go and play for people who doesn’t appreciate even a simple effort … please tomas go where you are safe and where we the world will appreciate and support you..