Interesting test awaits Ghana

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Ghana will take on Gabon on Tuesday after overcoming last Saturday's disappointment, following the calling-off of a planned friendly against Sierra Leone.

The Black Stars were scheduled to have played Sierra Leone at the Stade Municipal - Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, in the first of two arranged games.

With the game off the cards, Goran Stevanovic has kept his squad busy as he rounded up preparations on Monday for the 17:00GMT kick off match against the 2012 African Nations Cup co-hosts at the same venue.

Despite the setback from the planned first game, the Black Stars remain fired up for the clash and go into the match against Gabon with no injury worries.

But Stevanovic will be without regulars, Asamoah Gyan and John Paintsil after both players failed to secure travelling visas to Paris.

However the game with Gabon could see three debutants - Charles Takyi, Jeffrey Schlupp and Sumaila Rashid all earn their first senior caps.

The trio are part of the 21-man squad as Ghana seeks to extend their good record against Gabon.

Gabon, who lost at home to Brazil on Thursday in a friendly would be seeking to get a response against Ghana, who hold a better record over them.

The Black Stars have won five and drawn twice in nine meetings while Gabon have two wins and two draws to their name.

Both sides are using the friendly as a dress rehearsal for next year's Nations Cup with a potential second round meeting on the cards if they advance from their respective groups.

Ghana squad

Goalkeepers: Adam Larsen Kwarasey (Stromgodest), Ernest Sowah (Berekum Chelsea) Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals)

Defenders: Massawudu Alhassan (FC Genoa) Isaac Vorsah (TSG Hoffenheim), Lee Addy (Red Star Belgrade), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Sumaila Rashid (Ebusua Dwarfs)

Midfielders: Samuel Inkoom (FC Dnipro), Kwadwo Asamoah, Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu (Udinese), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) Anthony Annan (Vitesse Arnhem), Charles Takyi (St Pauli), Abu Mohammed (Stromgodest), Derek Boateng (FC Dnipro) Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Panathinaikos FC) Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille)

Strikers: Prince Tagoe (Bursaspor) Derek Asamoah (Pohang Steelers) Jeffrey Schulpp (Leicester City).