Kwesi Appiah will take charge of his first international friendly since his return when he leads the local-based Black Stars to face their Beninese counterparts on tomorrow at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n
The game will be Appiah’s second of his latest stint as Black Stars coach which started on May 1.<\/p>\n
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The former Al Khartoum manager will be out for a second consecutive victory after marking his debut on a winning note on Wednesday, May 17 with an emphatic 5-0 win over lower-tier Accra Lions at Prampram in a friendly. The victory was secured courtesy Richard Arthur’s brace, as well as strikes by Nicholas Gyan, Joseph Paintsil and Emmanuel Gyamfi.<\/p>\n
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However, the Beninoise side is expected to provide a sterner test to Appiah’s team who are preparing to “host and win” the 2017 WAFU tournament slated for September 2017 in Ghana.<\/p>\n
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In contrast, the Beninese team, featuring players from the 12-week old Championnat National (Benin top flight) will be out to avoid consecutive losses after they succumbed to a 2-0 loss against Egypt’s local national team on March 27 at the Air Defence Stadium in Cairo.<\/p>\n
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Indeed, the 16-team WAFU tournament will provide Appiah with his first opportunity to win a trophy and as such a lot of seriousness is expected to be attached to tomorrow’s game.<\/p>\n
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The game will also provide Appiah with the opportunity to whittle down his squad with a two-leg second round qualifier for next year’s CAF CHAN tournament against Burkina Faso in August (11 and 18th).<\/p>\n
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The trio of Thomas Abbey (Hearts of Oak), Musah Nuhu (WAFA) and Justice Blay(Medeama) have since joined the local-based Stars after their impressive outing against Accra Lions, bringing to 33 the number of players in camp, thus increasing the competition for spaces in the final 23-man team.<\/p>\n
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