Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah hopes striker Abdul Majeed Waris is not ruled out of the World Cup after limped off with a thigh injury during Mondayââ¬â¢s final pre-World Cup friendly 4-0 win over South Korea in Miami.
The Spartak Moscow striker landed awkwardly after surviving a clumsy double-footed sliding tackle on four minutes.
Two members of Ghanaââ¬â¢s medical team led the 22-year-old off the pitch into the dressing room.
Waris will undergo tests which will determine if he will be fit for Ghanaââ¬â¢s Group G opener against USA next week or for the rest of the group stage matches.
Appiah said: ââ¬ÅHe is one of our top players. Unfortunately he had an injury. The doctors are still working on him. I mean Iââ¬â¢m hoping to get the results of the extent of the injury in two/three hours time.
''At the moment I havenââ¬â¢t had any information yet. I hope he recovers to join the team.''
Waris is one of Ghanaââ¬â¢s in-form players after netting nine goals in 16 appearances for second half of the season on loan at French Ligue 1 side Valenciennes.