Black Stars urged to stand by Thomas Partey amid England handshake debate

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  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 1 day ago

    I agree we all stand in solidarity with partey no one is guilty until.proven guilty even Inna court of racists lawyers and judges all crooks who take bribes

  • FRANKIE 1 day ago

    The entire Black Stars team should boycott hand shaking the entire English team if they try this foolishness. Partey should be positioned in such a way that his hands will be shaken first. Kwashiaa sane!

  • ABANSORO 1 day ago

    KW3333, @FRANKIE. YOU HAVE SPOKEN EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY OOO! SALUTE, SIR....

  • So what happened to 'innocent until proven guilty' in the English Law? 1 day ago

    I hope the English do not take that action because it's prejudicial and it's against their own law and that of the civilised world. The players and their officials should know better. Ghana will not disown Partey. We're solid ...
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  • Karikakchar 21 hours ago

    You don’t seem to appreciate the psychological warfare the weak English people are trying to wage on the BS. Partey should be the captain for that match.

  • Kohn was robbed 18 hours ago

    GHANA SHOULD STAND AS A TEAM. IF ENGLAND DECIDES TO SINGLE OUT PARTEY, THEN THE ONLY HANDSHAKE SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE TWO CAPTAINS EXCHANGING FLAGS. THERE SHOULD BE NO SINGLE HANDSHAKE FROM THE REST OF THE PLAYERS ON EITHER SI ...
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  • Gbetsimu 16 hours ago

    YES PARTEY SHOULD CAPTAIN ON THAT DAY....THEY CAN KEEP THEIR HANDS IN THEIR POCKETS THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

  • SIGMA, LONDON 23 hours ago

    England will definitely shake Partey's hand. They know that no one is to be treated guilty until proven by court. Partey has not broken FIFA football rules so I know for sure England are not even thinking of not shaking hands ...
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  • Kwaku Tee 1 day ago

    To kick against these snobbish English bluff, lets give the Captain armband to Thomas Partey. Let Jordan Ayew start from the bench.After the National anthems Partey & Harry Kane have to greet each other,when the latter refuse ...
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  • P Djamgbe 21 hours ago

    @Kwaku Tee, that is a very excellent idea, Jordan Ayew should start from the bench in that match so that Partey would be the one to shake England players first, if they refused to shake his hand then no Ghanaian player would ...
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  • Basic Algebra 19 hours ago

    Simplicita!

  • Igwe 17 hours ago

    Brilliant idea!

  • Yaw 1 day ago

    Excellent idea! England is deliberately trying to destabilise us mentally for this game with this type of tactics. Very nasty. That's how they colonised us too

  • Gbetsimu 16 hours ago

    It's about time their embassies are shut off in the whole Africa

  • THIS IS A MISPLACED SOLIDARITY - Kwabs 1 day ago

    Standing in solidarity with a person charged with raping women? Until proven guilty or not he is in the grips of the law.
    Do you think it is proper to have a player charged with rape in the national team? What good impressio ...
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  • Kwasi 1 day ago

    Another low IQ individual who believes everything the racists say. Tell the English FA to look into the Epstien files... nkwasiss3m. They appointed a UK ambassador to Washington who was implicated in the Epstien scandal leadi ...
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  • Blue Pen 23 hours ago

    Dirty psychological games being played on Partey by the English bastards.

  • Kohn was robbed 18 hours ago

    Partey was allowed to play in England with these charges without any issues. How did it now become a problem?

  • P Djamgbe 16 hours ago

    Because they stopped getting their share (in taxes) of his fat wages.

  • Star from the North 22 hours ago

    Then Partey should be third in line after the goalkeeper. If they callously avoid his handshake, then the rest of the squad should walk away from the English players and go straight to shake hands with the officials. Partey i ...
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  • Karikakchar 21 hours ago

    Preposterous paradox, what does equity require in such maters, until proven guilty he’s as innocent as Harry Kane

  • Topsey Speaks!!! 11 hours ago

    Good point. They shouldn't have taken Partey

  • Lori 1 day ago

    No way. Partey should be put in isolation in camp. He can rape the boys.

  • Karikakchar 21 hours ago

    Such low level reasoning!

  • Bee 16 hours ago

    I laughed

  • Igwe 23 hours ago

    Partey must strategically be place first in the lineup, and if they refuse to shake him, no BS player should shake them either.
    We stand with our own!

  • Doomed Africa 1 day ago

    Racist bastards! Why are they declaring someone "guilty" of a crime he may not have committed? As far as the law is concerned, Partey is innocent, because no Court has pronounced him guilty in any trial-at least so far. I hop ...
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  • K Tsin 1 day ago

    Has Partey been pronounced guilty already?

  • He is flagged as a rapist.. - Kwabs 1 day ago

    Guilty or not he has been flagged as a rapist and facing the court to defend himself.

  • Concerned Citizen 1 day ago

    Maybe we should flag you and accuse you of committing murder based on info from your neighbour. Then have your boss fire you and everyone shun you while you await trial. Nonsense! Do you know how many prominent players, inclu ...
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  • Ker 1 day ago

    All is part of their plan to psychologically demoralised the young man but they lie bad.
    Ghana needs to pay these people very well by beating them.
    If there's a team psychologists he should start some work

  • FRANKIE 1 day ago

    Simple move, Partey shd lead the greetings. They must greet him first before other players. If they refuse. Othe prayers shd just fold their arms and wait for referee simple. Idiots instead of advising it ashawo club girls u ...
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  • Hospital Blanketr 1 day ago

    It's a sign of intimidation and a plan to give a dog a bad name to kill it. Anyway, black sportsmen should learn from this. If they think sleeping with white women when they are blessed with money is an achievement, they sho ...
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  • VINCENT 1 day ago

    If England world cup team plan to refuse hand shake with Partey, then, the Black Stars, team mates should equally boycott same in solidarity with Partey. You are innocent until proven guilty by competent court .That would amo ...
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  • nana 1 day ago

    you guys should let him lead the line and ones they decide to to shake him then we all decline their hand shakes.....fools

  • Star 1 day ago

    To kick against English, lets give the Captain armband to Thomas Partey. After the National anthems, Partey & Kane have to shake hands before others

  • Star 1 day ago

    To kick against English, lets give the Captain armband to Thomas Partey. After the National anthems, Partey & Kane have to shake hands before others

  • BLIND NATIONALISM - Ghanawatch 1 day ago

    Stop your blind nationalistic support for Partey. He has been charged with raping women and that alone should disqualify him from being a member of the Black Stars.
    Whether found guilty or not he is in the grips of the law a ...
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  • Smh 1 day ago

    Is this the first time women has lied on footballers over rape. Neymer, mendy, the list goes on… let Patey be, innocent until proven guilty. God be with you Partey

  • Kweku Benn 22 hours ago

    You are a very foolish idiot…. has he been proven guilty?
    If someone comes to tell you your mom is a prostitution professional. but there is no evidence to that claim, will call
    Your mother a prostitution mother and diso ...
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  • Vorsah 1 day ago

    It is a team. They can't single one player out . If they won't shake the hand of Partey then no Black Star player should shake hands with them. This is sports, not a court. In any case, he has not been proven guilty anywhere ...
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  • Nana 1 day ago

    If this suggestion should work, Partey should not be the last person in line, but THE SECOND PERSON in line so that the motive of the England person becomes clear enough at the outset! Immediately the handshaking ritual begin ...
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  • Yaw 1 day ago

    Very good idea. Or maybe even first in line, if Jordan starts from bench

  • Yaw 1 day ago

    Very good idea. Or maybe even first in line, if Jordan starts from bench

  • WHY STAND BY PARTEY?.. - Kwabs 1 day ago

    Are you supporting somebody charged with rape? It does not matter whether he has been found guilty or not Partey should not have been invited to join the Black Stars . His presence dents the moral purity of the team.
    Who wi ...
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  • Moral purity??? 21 hours ago

    Massa what moral purity on the pitch. Is that a court room???

  • Kiki 20 hours ago

    Shut the up. Charged doesn't mean convicted.
    Benjamin Mendy was charged, but he was proven not guilty in court. If someone accuses you of bank robbery and you are arrested, does that mean you are guilty?

  • Yaw 1 day ago

    Solution is very Simple, Partey must be the captain, even if Jordan plays and if they refuse our team also reciprocate, ns3mhunu saaaa.

  • Abankwa 1 day ago

    I hope GFA can see the psychological threat with the English FA action. This is all about Psychological War.

    Antoine Semenyo and the rest of the attach, can only be effective when the midfield is sharp. They know Thoimas ...
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  • Maubs 1 day ago

    Handshake, milk shake, ass shake it’s all part of life. Some people touch knuckles rather than shake a hand. Best way to answer is to go and put on a performance. Mark them, run faster than them, play with desire to win des ...
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  • Trump 1 day ago

    They can keep their hands we don't need any hand shake, we don't care.

  • Agbelimor Paris 1 day ago

    We don't need to be told to stand by Partey,we're already with Thomas Partey .The judges in that trials knows Partey is innocent.Those days where smelling whores,slay queens used to manipulate and siphone money from the foot ...
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  • the Villager 1 day ago

    ALL THESE THINGS ARE MIND GAMES.
    GHANA MUST COUNTER THE GAME WITH ITS OWN.
    Kurt shd not take bribe and kowtow to the English

  • Peter 23 hours ago

    We should all take lessons from what has happened to Partey and comport ourselves whenever we get such opportunities.
    Partey should have known better before getting involved with such women.

  • Sua nyansa 23 hours ago

    If they have decided not to shake hands with Partey it's also right for us to boycott shaking hands with them. PERIOD!!!

  • Get it done boys 23 hours ago

    It's just a mental game but we will definitely beat them. They should get ready. Whether hand shake or not they will loose.

  • KOFI GA 23 hours ago

    I did not see any sensible comments regarding to this matter, we have about 6 to 8 mud fielders in the team ,besides party is not in his best form we all saw his poor performance during the Wales friendly match,, if I were t ...
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  • Nattie 22 hours ago

    Foolish talk. Is this all the sense you have?

  • TG 23 hours ago

    Partey we still don't even know if he's innocent or guilty

  • Kiki 20 hours ago

    That is the problem with these English people. They want to use psychological warfare to win the games.

  • 2hat! 22 hours ago

    This should be a motivation for the Blackstars to die on the pitch and beat them. Blackstars should channel that negative energy into something positive and beat them.

  • King promise 22 hours ago

    Thomas party is a party who doesn't contribute to black stars and when playing for arsenal plays very well the rape cause is causing night mares for him the coach should have dropped him and Jordan and selected john painstil ...
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  • Andy 21 hours ago

    Exactly, if they don’t want to shake his hand, no Ghanaian player should shake their hands. For this to work effectively, partey should be the first player the greetings starts from.in this case when they fail to shake his ...
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  • Ko 21 hours ago

    Hypocrites. Why was he still playing for Arsenal with no issues when under investigation.

  • Yao 21 hours ago

    When Partey was playing for Villarreal this season and they travelled to England did the English team players refuse to shake his hand? Why now?

  • mensah 21 hours ago

    i pray he scores against them

  • BNI 21 hours ago

    But has the coach guaranteed him a place in the starting lineup for that match?

  • Fire for fire 20 hours ago

    Who needs hypocritical British handshakes? Hand shakes does not win games .Nonsense!!
    Let The Blackstars put all on the field .These idiotic psychological mind games will not deter the BlackStar from matching those psychotic ...
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  • Kobina Ebo 20 hours ago

    GHANAMAN LISTEN GOD IS OUR HELPER. WE PRAY THAT EVERYTHING GOES ON WELL WITH THIS WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT. HELP US OH LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. AMEN

  • We have Won the Match 20 hours ago

    I had mo hooe in the England game. But this anger in them alone shiukd allow us to trash them. Sia white girls chasing after the money of successful black guys.

  • Boston_finnest 19 hours ago

    England

  • Boston_finnest 19 hours ago

    Forget England

  • Basic Algebra 19 hours ago

    Simple, no Ghanaian player should shake the hand of any of the English players if they refuse to shake Partey's hand.

  • Flacck 17 hours ago

    If an entire team refuses to shake hands with a specific opposing player, FIFA would look at the context and intent.
    If the refusal is deemed unsporting, disrespectful, or intended to humiliate a player, FIFA could investiga ...
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  • Hope in Christ 17 hours ago

    Thomas, please be calm and be still and be level headed. Dont go overboard or make any reckless tackle when under pressure as happened to M. Essien was ruled unavailable foe the play ofds against Brazil in 2006. It applies to ...
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  • Enyo 16 hours ago

    Just start him, make him the captain for the match and then the team picks it up from there…you don’t shake hands with the captain…you can’t shake hands with the rest of the team…this is the World Cup not the premie ...
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