{"id":98962,"date":"2023-09-11T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/11\/baba-rahman-gideon-mensah-to-miss-ghana-v-liberia-friendly\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:30:17","slug":"baba-rahman-gideon-mensah-to-miss-ghana-v-liberia-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/11\/baba-rahman-gideon-mensah-to-miss-ghana-v-liberia-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Rahman, Gideon Mensah to miss Ghana v Liberia friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"450\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-29-at-2.58.36-PM-e1669796324267-696x450.jpeg\"   alt=\"Gideon Mensah\" title=\"Gideon Mensah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gideon Mensah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gideon Mensah and Baba Rahman are expected to miss Ghana\u2019s international friendly game against Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>Rahman who started in Black Stars 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Central African Republic (CAR) sustained an injury.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mensah, who replaced the former Chelsea defender also suffered an injury.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Rahman has returned to his parent club, POAK FC for immediate treatment. Mensah has also returned to his club\u00a0AJ Auxerre for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Medeama SC defender,\u00a0Fatawu Hamidu has earned a late call-up to join the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Black Stars will host the Lone Stars of Liberia at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Liberia has arrived in Accra earlier this morning ahead of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The game forms part of Black Stars preparations ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The game has been scheduled to kick off at 16:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Togolese referee,\u00a0Attiogbe Komlan Attisso has been named to officiate the game.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"18yJgOpqNmA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This week in parliament - Adom TV News (9-9-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18yJgOpqNmA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gideon Mensah Gideon Mensah and Baba Rahman are expected to miss Ghana\u2019s international friendly game against Liberia. 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