Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has bemoaned the absence of John Mensah for Saturday’s Nations Cup match-up with Mali.
The Black Stars captain is suspended through a straight red card received in the Group D opening win over Botswana on Tuesday.
And though Ghana’s Serbian trainer admits to the difficulty in finding a suitable replacement, is counting on his reserves to step up to the plate.
"I'm worried because Mensah is very difficult to replace," he said.
"He played well against Botswana but then got sent off.
"But while we were training in South Africa, I told the players that I need every one of them for this competition and so I have 20 other players who could replace him and we will be ready for Mali."