Ghana FA allays Muntari injury fears

Published on: 04 June 2010

The Ghana Football Association has announced that midfielder Sulley Muntari will be available for the World Cup finals after an initial thigh injury scare.

The Inter Milan ace will require a few days rest to recover fully after results of an MRI scan on his left high revealed blood clots.

The 25-year-old will miss Saturday's final World Cup warm-up match against Latvia in Milton Keynes.

But he is expected to be fit for Ghana's Group D opener against Serbia on 13 June.

"Sulley Muntari is seeing a physiotherapy specialist in London for treatment after the results of an MRI scan on his left thigh revealed blood clots. He's sat out of training since," Ghana FA spokesperson Randy Abbey said.

"He would be under treatment for two days, thus today [Friday] and Saturday and would return to the Black Stars camp Saturday evening.

"The coach of the Black Stars and the FA were briefed by our doctor [Maj. (Dr) Annan] on the results of the tests and the treatment processes.

"We agreed for him to see the specialist upon the recommendation of our doctor and he would return to continue treatment with our medical personnel.

"The briefs from our team doctor suggest that after treatment, Sulley would require a few more days rest but we have been given assurances that the player would be World Cup bound."

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
Learn more