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Defender John Mensah will play no further part in Ghana�s remaining group campaign following his sending off in the Group D opener against Botswana. The Black Stars captain in an attempt to salvage an earlier mistake by Anthony Annan fouled striker Jerome Ramatlhakwana and was given a straight red for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity as the last man. The 29-year-old Olympique Lyon defender is now set to serve a mandatory two-match ban � meaning he is ineligible to play in games against Mali and Guinea. Mensah�s Nations Cup campaign could well be over already if Ghana fails to qualify to the knock out stages from Group D which is based in Franceville. Jonathan Mensah looks the more likelier replacement with Lee Addy also in contention to pair John Boye in the central defensive role.