{"id":21459,"date":"2019-06-28T14:27:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=21459"},"modified":"2019-06-28T20:34:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T20:34:45","slug":"afcon-2019-kwesi-appiah-give-team-injury-update-ahead-crucial-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2019-kwesi-appiah-give-team-injury-update-ahead-crucial-game\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2019: Kwesi Appiah give team injury update ahead of crucial game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>AFCON 2019: Kwesi Appiah give team injury update ahead of crucial game<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Ghana Black Stars coach gave an update on the injury situation in the Black Stars squad ahead of their crucial game against Cameroon on Saturday.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nKwesi Appiah confirmed that Thomas Agyepong is out of the game after sustaining an injury in their first game against Benin which ended on a 2-2 draw. 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