{"id":610772,"date":"2019-04-27T15:06:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T15:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday, 27 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n2019-04-27\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/03\/7410"},"modified":"2019-04-27T15:06:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T15:06:27","slug":"ghana-to-play-three-high-profile-matches-ahead-of-2019-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/27\/ghana-to-play-three-high-profile-matches-ahead-of-2019-afcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana to play three high profile matches ahead of 2019 AFCON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday, 27 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/74100817.295.jpg\" alt=\"The Black Stars\" title=\"The Black Stars\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Black Stars are on a mission to win the AFCON<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Coach James Kwesi Appiah team set to play at least three high profile friendly games before Africa Cup of Nations 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Total Africa Cup of Nations will be host by Egypt, from June 21 to July 17. Ghana is among the 24 countries who has secured a ticket for the prestigious tournament on the African continent, having been extended to 24 teams from 16 teams.<\/p>\n<p>The first expansion in the history of African Football.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana&#8217;s team will be based in Abu Dhabi for the training camp and around the same time other top teams will be there, notably, Egypt, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia and among others.<\/p>\n<p>Its however unclear, the countries Ghana will play in the friendly ahead of the tournament. But its revealed Zimbabwe will play Ghana in May.<\/p>\n<p>Then two friendlies will be later organised for the stars before June 21.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has been paired in Group F, alongside Defending AFCON champions Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau. 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