Ghana's World Cup preparation suffered a jolt on Tuesday after a 3-0 defeat away to French club Nice.

The Ligue 1 side took the lead in the 10th minute as Marama Vahirua's strike beat Black Stars goalkeeper Richard Kingston.

Coach Ratomir Dujkovic made several changes to his squad at half-time with George Owu coming on for Kingston.

But that did not prevent Nice from extending their lead as Belgian midfielder Roberto Bisconti doubled their lead in the 67th minute.

Nice completed the Ghana rout thanks to a 75th minute strike by Sebastien Roudet .

The match is the last of two friendly match before Dujkovic names his World Cup squad.

Ghana are expected to name their squad on Friday, three days ahead of the 15 May deadline.