{"id":1161022,"date":"2022-07-28T13:48:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/28\/black-stars-to-face-switzerland-in-a-friendly-ahead-of-2022-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-07-28T13:48:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:48:47","slug":"black-stars-to-face-switzerland-in-a-friendly-ahead-of-2022-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/28\/black-stars-to-face-switzerland-in-a-friendly-ahead-of-2022-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars to face Switzerland in a friendly ahead of 2022 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650457367_634_blackstars-teampick-bbp1050-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"Black Stars\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ghana Football Association [GFA] has announced that the Black Stars will face\u00a0Switzerland in a friendly game ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The West African country will come up against the European side at the\u00a0Baniyas Club Stadium in Abu Dhabi \u2013 the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, November 17, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This forms part of the team\u2019s preparations ahead of the global showpiece scheduled to kick off later this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>A statement on the Ghana FA website reads:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Black Stars of Ghana will for the first time in history play against Switzerland in an International friendly before their opening match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe game will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Baniyas Club Stadium in Abu Dhabi \u2013 United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe match will give Coach Otto Addo a perfect opponent for the Group H opener against Portugal at the 974 stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Black Stars will later take on South Korea (November 28) and Uruguay (December 2) while Switzerland face Cameroon (24 November), Brazil (28 November), and Serbia (December 2) on the same days as the \u2018Black Stars\u2019 in Group G.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe international friendly match against the Swiss national team will complete the calendar of the Black Stars \u2013 going into the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-27-153924.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142742\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"P-nzV9LLOOw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV&#039;s Asukodo: Kwawu Asanka in focus - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (28-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P-nzV9LLOOw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars The Ghana Football Association [GFA] has announced that the Black Stars will face\u00a0Switzerland in a friendly game ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 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