Mensah fit for Uruguay World Cup game despite training absence

Published on: 30 June 2010

Ghana captain John Mensah says he will be ready to play for his country in the World Cup quarter final even though he has not trained with the entire team.

Mensah’s absence from training over the past two days has heightened fears over his fitness for Friday's World Cup quarter-final with Uruguay.

He watched from the sidelines as coach Milovan Rajevac took his squad through another lengthy training session in preparation for the match at Soccer City.

Persistent back problems mean defender Mensah is restricted in his ability to train as the rest of the players.

But his performance on the pitch for the Black Stars has been excellent as he has guided his country to the quarter final of the World Cup.

Even though he has absent from training, Mensah says he will be ready to ‘die’ for his country when they play the South Americans.

“I am undergoing a different training regime from the rest of the squad because of the advice from the medical team,” Mensah told Ghanasoccernet.com

“This is the way to keep my fitness and die for my country on Friday for the special place – that is the semi finals of the World Cup.

“We are doing everything to defend the honour of the continent Africa and our country Ghana. It is our duty and we will stand up and live up to expectation.”

Mensah is being helped by a specialist physiotherapist who has travelled from France to treat him.

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