THOMAS Partey looked set to be absent from the Arsenal squad for some time due to the midfielder’s involvement with Ghana at the African Cup of Nations. However, football has its funny ways of working.
The African giants suffered a shock loss to the island nation of Comoros in their final match of the group stage, eliminating Ghana from AFCON and creating history for the country ranked 132nd in the FIFA World Rankings.
Comoros are competing in their first-ever AFCON, and their shock win against Ghana, who have won the competition four times, was one of the biggest in the tournament so far.
Indeed, the news sent shockwaves around the world of football. Yet for Arsenal fans, Ghana’s early elimination meant that Partey could be back for the Gunners much earlier than expected.
The 28-year-old midfielder had a Man of the Match performance against Manchester City in Partey’s final game
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