The Black Stars will be without Columbus Crew duo, Harrison Afful and Jonathan Mensah when they face the USA on Saturday in an international friendly.

Mensah and Afful started the Black Stars 0-1 loss against El Tri of  Mexico on Wednesday, but they pair have flown back to their team's camp to help them prepare for their league tie on Saturady against Atlanta United.

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However, Mohammed Abu who also plays for Columbus Crew has been allowed by his club to stay in the camp of the Black Stars and help them prepare for the USA tie on Saturday in Connecticut.

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James Kwesi Appiah has gone through few troubles prior to the double header in the USA regarding getting his full set, since his players plying their trade in England were not permitted to travel with the Black Stars because the dates for the games fall outside the FIFA sanctioned date for friendly games and Columbus Crew have also capitalised on the same reason to call two of their players from the team's camp.