[ 2014-01-29 ]

Black Stars to play Holland in World Cup warm-up in May‏
Ghana will play an international friendly against
the Netherlands in Rotterdam in May.

The match will be played in at the Feyenoord
Stadium in Rotterdam on 31 May.

The match will be part of the Black Stars'
preparations for the World Cup that begins on 12
June in Brazil.

"We have concluded an agreement to play a
high-profile friendly as part of our preparations
for the 2014 World Cup," GFA President Kwesi
Nyantakyi told www.ghanafa.org.

"The Black Stars will play Holland in Rotterdam in
May to give us the tough test we need ahead of the
World Cup.

"Holland are ranked ninth in the world and are one
of the giants in football. Playing them will help
the players and technical team prepare for the
tournament in Brazil.

"We want to leave no stone unturned in our
preparation for the World Cup and we believe the
match against Holland will help us a lot in this
direction.”

Ghana have been drawn in Group G of the World Cup
to play the United States, Germany and Portugal.

Source - Ghana FA

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