{"id":9794,"date":"2021-08-07T17:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=9794"},"modified":"2021-08-07T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T17:33:59","slug":"ghanaian-defender-baba-mensah-ready-for-hjk-helsinki-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sport\/ghanaian-defender-baba-mensah-ready-for-hjk-helsinki-challenge","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian defender Baba Mensah ready for HJK Helsinki challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 26-year-old joins the HJK Helsinki for the remainder of the season with a further option to extend at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited about this opportunity and challenge. HJK is a big club, and it\u2019s great to get to represent the Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to show everyone again how high quality a footballer I am. 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