{"id":424797,"date":"2017-10-03T18:30:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/03\/harrison-afful-jonathan-mensah-ruled-out-of-ghanas-qualifier-against-uganda\/"},"modified":"2017-10-03T18:30:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T18:30:33","slug":"harrison-afful-jonathan-mensah-ruled-out-of-ghanas-qualifier-against-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/03\/harrison-afful-jonathan-mensah-ruled-out-of-ghanas-qualifier-against-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah ruled out of Ghana&#8217;s qualifier against Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/26838562.295.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Mensah Afful\" title=\"Jonathan Mensah Afful\" width=\"295\" height=\"263\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful have been ruled out of Ghana\u2019s game against Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1507055433_942_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Columbus Crew duo Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful have been ruled out of Ghana\u2019s penultimate 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda on Saturday, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report.<\/p>\n<p>The duo picked up injuries during last Saturday\u2019s 2-0 win over DC United at home.<\/p>\n<p>Afful, who is a right back, suffered a foot strain and swellings and cannot recover in time for the task ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Center back Mensah had a swollen ankle after twisting it in the win last week.<\/p>\n<p>The severity of the injuries was confirmed after an X-ray on Monday in Ohio and as a result cannot join their international teammates.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana&#8217;s squad is depleted to 22 after Asamoah Gyan and Thomas Agyepong were omitted from the initial 26-man list due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars are in Nairobi, Kenya preparing for test against the Cranes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful have been ruled out of Ghana\u2019s game against Uganda &#13; Columbus Crew duo Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful have been ruled out of Ghana\u2019s penultimate 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda on Saturday, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. 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