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The striker was one of three players who received their debut call-ups from Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah, but has been ruled out due to an injury over the weekend. Turkey-based striker Emmanuel Osei Banahene has been ruled out of the Ghana � Turkey international friendly on Wednesday. The Şanlıurfaspor player picked up an injury on Sunday and would miss a chance to earn a debut cap for the Black Stars. He has described the situation as �unfortunate.� �It's unfortunate I will not be available for Ghana against Turkey after the injury I suffered in yesterday's [Sunday] friendly game for my club,� the former Heart of Lions forward told Footy-Ghana. �My team doctor will be assessing the extent of injury today [Monday] so I know how long I will be staying out.� The Black Stars will play Turkey on August 14 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium at 19:30 GMT.