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AFCON 2021: Three Black Stars players to miss Comoros tie

By Vincent Ashitey
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Black Stars midfielder Baba Iddrisu has been ruled out of today’s clash against Comoros due to a hamstring injury.

"The scan results revealed Oedema in his hamstring and so at the moment he can’t play against Comoros on Tuesday’’ Doctor Adam Baba told ghanafa.org after returning from the Garoua Military hospital on Monday.

The RCD Mallorca midfielder limped out of last Friday’s second Group B match against Gabon in Yaounde in the 65th minute of the encounter.

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Also, David Abagna is all but out of the AFCON 2021 tournament due to an injury to the last toe of the left foot.

The Real Tamale United midfielder sustained the injury during training at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium annex on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

Team Doctor Adam Baba Mutawakilu has advised a non-weight bearing and strapping of the left foot, awaiting healing of the injury. The injury to the toe was confirmed after a scan of the left foot at a hospital in Yaoundé on Saturday.

David Abagna is one of the five home-based players who were included in the squad for the AFCON squad. He scored 8 goals for Real Tamale United before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

He is expected to be on the side-lines for four to five weeks.

Meanwhile, Black Stars forward Benjamin Tetteh will miss today's match after being handed a three-match ban.

The 24-year-old was sent off for his part in an on-pitch melee after full-time following the Black Stars' 1-1 draw against Gabon on Friday.

Ghana vs Comoros encounter is scheduled for 7:00 pm kick-off at the Omnisports Roumde Adjia stadium in Garoua.