Ghana boss Quieroz has no qualms over Partey selection

Ghana boss Quieroz has no qualms over Partey selectionImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Villareal midfielder Thomas Partey has been named in Ghana's preliminary World Cup squadByChris WathanBBC Sport WalesPublished6 minutes agoGhana coach Carlos Quieroz says he has no concerns selecting former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey for the World Cup.Partey has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to allegations by four different women between 2020 and 2022. He is due to stand trial next year,The 32-year-old, now with Spanish side Villarreal, is back in the UK as part of a 28-man squad facing Wales in a warm-up match in Cardiff on Tuesday.Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku previously said the governing body stood by Partey, who joined Arsenal in 2020 before leaving at the end of his contract last summer.Asked if he had concerns over the selection, Queiroz said: "If the player is here with me, my answer is clear."I don't have any comments about my own decisions. He is here so what are we talking about."This is not for me or you to make a judgement about."Let the events run their normal course; let the river flow and one day when the river meets the ocean we are going to find the truth."International friendly: Wales v GhanaTuesday, 2 June; 19:45 BST Cardiff City StadiumLive on BBC iPlayer, BBC One Wales, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary.Partey in preliminary Ghana squad for World CupPublished6 days agoFormer Arsenal player denies two new counts of rapeAttributionNewsPublished13 AprilPartey has trained as part of a Ghana side that will play for the first time under Quieroz, who was named Black Stars boss in April.Manchester City attacker Antoine Semenyo joined up with his international teammates over the weekend.Ghana will face England in Group L at the World Cup, with the 2010 quarter-finalists...