Thomas Partey leaves Black Stars camp due to injury scare
Thomas Partey is set to miss Ghana clash with Nicaragua on Tuesday because of an injury scare as he leaves the Black Stars camp for London.
Partey only returned from injury last weekend to play 78 minutes for Arsenal in their Premier League win against Brentford and so earned a call up to the Black Stars for the nation’s games against Brazil and Nicaragua but has ended up missing the two games.
The 29-year-old is expected back in London for scans on his knee which flared up before the Ghana- Brazil friendly and was benched due to precautionary measures.
The mercurial midfielder was hugely missed at the heart of midfield as Brazil put up a dominant first half performance to beat Ghana 3-0, recording their fifth straight win over the Black Stars.
Ghana will jet off to Spain latest Monday to wrap up preparations for their second match of this international window and will be looking for a convincing win against minnows Nicaragua to bounce back from Friday’s defeat.
Head coach Otto Addo is expected to make bold decisions and drop players who underperformed against Brazil after admitting to a wrong system in the first half which Brazil dominated and scored all their goals at the end of game presser.
The Black Stars have only recorded a single win in 11 matches played this year with 5 draws and 5 losses.
