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Charlton Athletic FC goalkeeper, Joojo Wollacott, is set to team up with Black Stars teammates in Qatar after undergoing a successful operation on a fractured finger.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old was left out of Ghana\u2019s final 26-man squad for the tournament\u00a0after picking up an injury during the warm-up at Burton Albion last weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had an operation yesterday which has gone very well and now it\u2019s the rehabilitation process,\u201d explained Charlton coach Ben Garner in an interview.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s not much you can do really; it will just be a case of splinting it and keeping it mobile.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still due to go out and join Ghana and have that experience. He\u2019s been a key part of them getting there so he fully deserves to go and be out there with the squad and experience the highs and lows of a World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he will be out longer than he would have been if he was going, playing and coming back,\u201d added the boss. \u201cOur priority is his well-being physically and mentally, making sure he gets the support that he needs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was so disappointed for him over the weekend and for a good couple of days if I\u2019m honest. I care for these players and I want the best for them. Having seen Jojo\u2019s progression over the last 16 months or so, it\u2019s been incredible. The talent was there, he just needed the opportunity and he\u2019s taken those opportunities with both hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had a fantastic season in League Two, he\u2019s become Ghana\u2019s number one, he\u2019s had a really strong start to life in League One here with us and then he\u2019s about to go to the World Cup so it\u2019s a devastating blow for him. What I will say knowing him is that he\u2019s got a fantastic mentality. He will come back stronger, he will come back better and he will put the disappointment behind him and use it as fuel for the rest of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if Wollacott could be available before the end of the calendar year, Garner said: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to put a timeframe like that, but I would certainly say it\u2019s touch and go.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be longer than it would have been if he had gone to the World Cup, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d the gaffer continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we would have had him back sooner, without any shadow of a doubt, from the World Cup rather than the injury.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Black Stars, who are making their fourth World Cup appearance, arrived in Doha on Friday night in a grand style.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ghana\u00a0will open their campaign against Portugal on November 24 at Stadium 974 in Doha.<\/p>\n

Four days later, the Black Stars return to action with a clash with South Korea at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.<\/p>\n

Ghana will wrap up its group stage adventure with their much-anticipated encounter with Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.<\/p>\n

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