A
UK
journalist
who
covers
extensively
for
Arsenal
has
come
out
to
state
that
Ghanaian
and
Arsenal
midfielder
Thomas
Partey
is
not
injured
as
claimed
in
a
GFA
press
statement.
The
midfielder
who
is
also
the
captain
of
the
Blackstars
who
scheduled
to
arrive
in
camp
in
preparation
against
the
game
with
Sudan
on
Friday.
But
the
GFA
in
a
statement
released
disclosed
that
the
Arsenal
man
and
other
players
are
not
going
to
be
available
for
the
game
citing
various
reasons.
According
to
the
statement,
Thomas
Partey
who
is
supposed
to
lead
the
team
is
injured
and
set
to
undergo
some
test
in
the
UK
in
the
coming
days
and
therefore
won’t
be
available
for
the
game.
But
UK
journalist
Charles
Watts
has
countered
the
GFA
statement
saying
Thomas
Partey
is
not
injured
but
is
rather
sick.
He
stated
that
the
sickness
in
question
was
not
anything
serious
but
Arsenal
and
the
GFA
agreed
to
allow
the
player
to
rest
because
he
had
been
in
several
games
for
the
Gunners.
“Thomas
Partey
is
staying
with
Arsenal
during
the
international
break.
Understand
he
has
been
suffering
a
bit
of
illness
(not
an
injury)
and
so
it
has
been
agreed
he
should
rest
up
for
a
bit
after
playing
so
many
minutes
this
season.
Purely
precaution,”
he
said.