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Emmanuel Baffour is set to make it to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has defended his decision to hand striker Emmanuel Baffour his first senior national team call-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New Edubiase player, who has scored 11 goals in 11 Premier League games, was the only outfield local player to make the provisional 25-man squad for the tournament.<\/p>\n

Baffour was a member of the Ghana Under-23 team who got eliminated from the 2012 London Olympics qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Pundits say his scoring exploit could be a flash in the pan.<\/p>\n

But the Serbian trainer says the 21-year-old fits the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaffour is playing good and scoring goals and that is why I decided to call him,\u201d Stevanovic said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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