Ghana to decide on John Mensah

Ghana's technical team will decide on Thursday whether to include defender John Mensah in its African Nations Cup squad.

 
Mensah has been sidelined for three to four weeks after hurting his hamstring and will be fit to play from the semi-final stage of the competition.

 
At the last Nations Cup on home soil, then coach Claude Le Roy named unfit Shilla Illiasu in his squad but never recovered to play in the competition.

 
Ghana are in a tight corner to name its final 23-man squad before the Caf deadline on New Year date.

 
The Black Stars have already missed the services of in-from defender John Painstil who suffered a knee injury playing for Fulham on Monday against Chelsea. 

   
If the Sunderland player is ruled out of Ghana's campaign, then his replacement will be named in earnest to join their colleagues.