{"id":72272,"date":"2023-05-31T15:56:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/31\/gfa-working-to-secure-another-friendly-after-black-stars-v-usa-tie\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:56:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:56:45","slug":"gfa-working-to-secure-another-friendly-after-black-stars-v-usa-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/31\/gfa-working-to-secure-another-friendly-after-black-stars-v-usa-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA working to secure another friendly after Black Stars v USA tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"460\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BS-1-696x460.png\"   alt=\"Black Stars\" title=\"Black Stars\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has confirmed that the FA is working on securing another friendly game for the Black Stars in the October international window.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the country\u2019s football governing body confirmed that the senior national team will play the United States of America (USA) in an international friendly.<\/p>\n<p>The game is expected to be played on October 17, 2023, at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to him, as part of building a formidable side, the Black Stars after the game against the USA, will play a yet-to-be-named country in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe football season will start in September but in October there is an international window and as FA, we decided to use that window wisely and we have been fortunate to get the USA,\u201d he told <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong> on the <strong>Ultimate Sports Show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUSA are preparing for a tournament so they decided to play two international friendly games, one against Ghana and the other against Germany and it is an opportunity for us to continue our team building exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me also emphasize that we will not only play the USA in October. We are working on securing another country so that we can play two high-profile games in building a good Black Stars team,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Black Stars will play Madagascar in the matchday five games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The team will open camp on June 12 before departing for Antananarivo on Friday, June 16 for the game on Sunday, June 18.\u00a0The match will take place at Stade Kianja Barea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\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=\"2t1CrOE9pVQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NPP opens nomination for by-election in Assin North constituency (30-05-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2t1CrOE9pVQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Stars Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has confirmed that the FA is working on securing another friendly game for the Black Stars in the October international window. 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