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Guinea coach Paul Put replaces injured Baissama Sankoh with Lass Bangoura

Guinea coach, Paul Put, has replaced Baissama Sankoh with striker Lass Bangoura after the former suffered a knock to his right thigh in the friendly game against the Pharaohs.

The Caen right full-back was withdrawn in the 39th minute of the 3-1 loss to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) hosts and was replaced with Mikael Dyrestam. However, after further examination from the medical team, the France-born defender has now been ruled out of the Afcon finals scheduled to kick off on Friday.

Following the injury blow, Put has called up Vancouver Whitecaps striker Bangoura.