Ghana defender John Boye is set to misss Black Stars trip to Kenya for their  2019 AFCON qualifier.

The 31 year old has failed to shake off a thigh injury he sustained on Tuesday during FC Metz French League Cup win over RC Lens.

He lasted just 15 minutes of the game before being replaced.

There were earlier reports that he could recover in time to feature in their crunch clash against RC Lens, but the former Sivasspor centre-back was left out of the matchday squad with the indication that he is still on the treatment table.

Ghana are already on top of their group after a 5-0 mailing of Ethiopia in the opener of the qualifiers.

By Daraja Mutari