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Captain John Mensah has assured Ghanaians of his fitness for next year�s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. A prolonged back injury has seen limited playing opportunities for the 29-year-old for his French club Olympique Lyon, sparking fears he might not be fully fit to help the Black Stars in its bid to end a 30-year wait for an African title. Despite his poor medical record in recent times, Mensah was included in Ghana�s provisional 25-man squad for a pre-tournament training tour in South Africa under strong information according to Coach Goran Stevanovic he will be fine. Mensah after making a surprise appearance at the Sammy Kuffour testimonial on Friday also insists he is good to go. �I have been injured for sometime now but since December I have been cleared by doctors to play,� he told GHANAsoccernet.com. �I therefore want to tell Ghanaians not t worry about my injury because I am fit and will be able to make my contribution to the Black Stars at the Nations Cup.� Mensah will hopefully be the one to lift the trophy for Ghana as Black Stars captain at the biennial showpiece scheduled to kick off on January 21.