The Confederation of African Football has confirmed that John Mensah is suspended for two matches at the 2012 African Cup of Nations.

Mensah was shown a straight red card in the opening Group D game against Botswana on Tuesday.

According to Caf, the suspension takes retrospective effect from the game with Botswana where he was sent off in the 66th minute.

This means Mensah will miss the match against Mali but will be available for the final group clash against Guinea.