{"id":274732,"date":"2011-01-23T19:33:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T19:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=49129"},"modified":"2011-01-23T19:33:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T19:33:10","slug":"john-mensah-returns-from-injury-for-sunderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/23\/john-mensah-returns-from-injury-for-sunderland\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mensah Returns From Injury For Sunderland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain John Mensah has  returned to fitness for his English Premier League side Sunderland after  being out of action for nearly one month.<br \/>\nThe defender was on  the bench for Sunderland when they beat Blackpool 2-1 on Saturday in a  league game. Mensah has been working his way back towards full fitness  after almost a month on the sidelines with an ankle injury.Coach Steve  Bruce\u2019s reliable centre-back  did not play any part in the busy  Christmas schedule after suffering the ankle injury.<br \/>\nThe  Sunderland centre-back picked up the problem during 1-0 victory over  Bolton in December and had to be taken off midway through the first  half.Mensah has been plagued by injuries throughout his Black Cats  career but he was sidelined with an injury which was unusual for him as  he had suffered thigh and calf problems in the past.<br \/>\nAs he was on the bench for Saturday\u2019s match he should be ready to play in their subsequent matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain John Mensah has returned to fitness for his English Premier League side Sunderland after being out of action for nearly one month. 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