New coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton has confirmed that Reading left-back Baba Rahman missed the squad for the double-header against Angola due to injury.
Rahman has been a regular in the national team and has been Ghana's first-choice left-back for years.
His absence means, Gideon Mensah will start with Patrick Kpozo deputizing.
"It’s very easy, Baba Rahman is injured. He is been injured for the past three weeks. If you look at probably the last three week or a month he hasn’t played for his club Reading FC," said Chris Hughton.
The Black Stars will host Angola on Thursday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the first-leg of their double header.
The team will travel to Luanda for the second-leg in three days time.
The four-times African champions will secure qualification with victories over the Palancas Negras. Ghana sit top of Group E after two games with four points, same as Angola.