Bobo back for Hoops

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan will be able to call on defender Bobo Balde again for the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Falkirk.

The Guinea international has missed the last five games after representing his country in the African Nations Cup.

Strachan is considering reinstating Balde with Paul Telfer returning at full-back after a foot injury. Roy Keane may also start in midfield against the Bairns.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Telfer, Virgo, McManus, Varga, Balde, Camara, Nakamura, McGeady, Lennon, Keane, Petrov, Maloney, Zurawski, Pearson, Hartson, Marshall, Wallace, McGlinchey, Quinn, Dublin, Thompson.