Agyemang Badu suffered a blow to the knee in Udinese's 3-2 win over Liverpool in the Europa League last Thursday and was ruled out after a scan.
Ghana lead Malawi 2-0 going into the second leg of their final-round qualifier in Lilongwe on Saturday. The aggregate winners will play at next year's finals in South Africa.
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