Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Lyon – Fiorentina: Ghanaian Mensah is out


Black Stars defender, John Mensah, wasn´t part of Olympique Lyon's Champions League Group F opener against Fiorentina at home on Wednesday.

Radio station RMC reports that John Mensah was detained by police on Sunday evening after they stopped the Ghanaian defender’s car in Lyon. The radio station reports that the international defender, who signed for Olympique Lyon in the summer from Rennes, neither broke the speed limit nor rode a red light.

The 26-year-old had been diagnosed of gastroenteritis although he trained with the serial French Champions. Gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and the intestines, with vomiting and diarrhea, usually as a result of bacteria or viral infection is likely to sit him out of the tie.Mensah played his first game for Lyon on Saturday when lasted the entire duration of a 3-2 home win.

He missed the opening three matches in the French Ligue 1 after being ruled out due to calf injury. Mensah will be making his debut in the Champions League after eight years of playing abroad.

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