Kwesi Appiah is optimistic his depleted squad will come up trumps in the must not lose FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda on Saturday. 

The Black Stars have been rocked by injuries to key players ahead of the penultimate qualifier with the Red Devils in Kampala. 

Skipper Asamoah Gyan, winger Thomas Agyepong and Columbus Crew duo Harrison Afful and Jonathan Mensah have all been ruled out. This is after Appiah left out Jordan and Andre Ayew. 

But despite lacking high profile names, Appiah expects the available players to get the job done. 

''Players that are in now, their confidence levels are rising slowly and for that reason, I believe when they go out there, there's not too much pressure on them as they are able to express themselves,'' 

“The squad is in high spirits especially after the huge win in Congo. We are hoping to extend that form in Kampala,” 

“We are not under pressure but a win will be very positive for us. We will give it our all.”

Black Stars will end their training camp in Kenya on Thursday after three days practice. They have been training at the Moi International Stadium in Kasarani. 

The move was to acclimatize and sharpen the rough edges before heading for the tough battle. 

On Wednesday, head coach Kwesi Appiah had 21 players in camp. 

Ghana are trying to get their campaign back on track despite placing third after four matches with five points.

They are four points behind leaders Egypt and two behind Uganda, who occupy the second spot. 

A win for Ghana against Uganda will mean nothing if Egypt beat Congo at home on Sunday. 

Watch video of Black Stars training