Ghana's West African neighbours Ivory Coast have suffered a massive blow ahead of the 2017 Afcon as influential winger Gervinho has been ruled out of the tournament.
The former Arsenal star ruptured his cruciate knee ligament and is set to spend six-months on the sidelines after undegoing successful surgery.
The Elephants of Ivory Coast will therefore head to Gabon for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) without him, a development the country's football federation regrets.
'The operation was successful but his recovery will be between four to six months which means he is out of the Nations Cup,' an Ivorian Football federation statement said.
The former Arsenal and Roma forward was hurt during training with his Chinese club Hebei Fortune last month but only underwent surgery in Paris last week.
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