Ghana defender Daniel Amartey will not be available for the Black Stars going into their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Ethiopia this month.
Amartey is expected to be on the sidelines for Four months after picking up an ankle injury whiles playing for Leicester City in the English Premier League.
There were fears Amartey would be out for the rest of the season but his manager Claude Puel says he will now be out for four months.
Amartey has been a first choice centre back for the Black Stars and has played in all the two matches in the qualifying series.