Mensah, Osei join Ghana Nations Cup camp

Osei has joined the Ghana camp in SA

Striker Ransford Osei and defender Jonathan Mensah have joined Ghana"s pre African Cup of Nations camp in South Africa after being handed late call ups to the squad.

Coach Milovan Rajevac handed late call-ups to the youth internationals completing his final squad for next month's African Cup of Nations in Angola.

The duo will replaced John Painstil and John Mensah who missed the tournament due to injuries. 

Both players arrived on Saturday as Ghana prepares for the tournament which starts in Angola on 10 January.

Their arrival has swelled the number of players in camp to 22 with Michael Essien expected to be the last player to complete the 23 man squad on Tuesday.

Osei replaced Derek Boateng whose late invitation to take the place of John Painstil was rejected by his Getafe coach. 

He scored four goals during the Fifa Under-20 World Cup which helped Ghana to win gold but emerged top-scorer at the African Championship in early February. 

Mensah was a typified member in the Black Satellites backline that beat Brazil on penalties to win the tournament. 

He fits the central defensive role like a hand in glove in the absence of Sunderland defender John Mensah who has been sidelined due to hamstring injury. 

Their inclusions increase the rank of Under-20 players to eight for the biggest showpiece on the continent.