Former Black Stars midfielder Laryea Kingston believes Caleb Yirenkyi is the best player to replace Thomas Partey for Ghana’s opening World Cup match against Panama.
Partey will miss the game after he was denied a visa to enter Canada because of allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Although the former Arsenal midfielder has pleaded not guilty, he was still unable to get permission to travel to Canada.
This means coach Carlos Queiroz must look at other options in his squad for the important Group L opener.
Kingston, who worked with Yirenkyi during his time at the Right to Dream Academy, believes the FC Nordsjaelland midfielder can fill the gap left by Partey.
“We will miss him (Thomas Partey) though but we have someone that they have not been using him well. They are playing him out of position. Caleb Yirenkyi. I worked with him for three years, I promoted him from U15’s to U18 when I was working with Right to Dream,” he said on Joy Sports.
“For me, he is a holding midfielder. When you watching him play at FC Nordsjaelland, they play him in the middle. He’s grown up to be a box-to-box midfielder, he gets closer to the opponent box but he is a typical midfielder.
“He works hard and he is very good on the ball because he was well brought up. I gave him the opportunity at the U18s and he took it so for me the best position is in the midfield. I think he will replace Thomas Partey very easy,” he added.
Meanwhile, Partey is expected to rejoin the team when the Black Stars play England in Boston.
Ghana will finish their Group L campaign with a match against Croatia in Philadelphia.
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