Ghana’s U-23 football team, Black Meteors will play The Pharaohs of Egypt in a high profile friendly match during their training tour in Cairo.
The International friendly will take place on Thursday, June 15 at the Alexandria stadium as both teams aim to use the match to prepare for the TotalEnegies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Egypt will go into the tournament as defending champions having won the last edition in 2019. The Pharaohs are paired with Mali, Gabon and Niger while Ghana are housed in Group B with Morocco, Guinea and Congo.
A Ghana Football Association (GFA) statement said it was working hard to secure one more match for the team to give the players adequate preparation before the tournament in Morocco. –GFA
