Blacks Stars To Play Tunisia

World Cup finalists Tunisia will will host Ghana in a friendly, on Jan. 15, in preparation for the defence of their African Nations Cup crown, the Tunisian Football Federation said on Saturday.

Earlier this month, Tunisia were drawing 2-2 against the Democratic Republic of Congo in a friendly played in Paris, but the match was abandoned in the 65th minute following the third pitch invasion of the game.

They were 2-0 winners over rivals Egypt in a friendly on Nov. 16 in Cairo.

Ghana beat Saudi Arabia 3-1 in a friendly earlier this month.

Tunisia are drawn to play in the Egyptian city of Alexandria during the Nations Cup finals which start on Jan. 20. Their opponents will be Guinea, South Africa and Zambia

Ghana are in the same group with Nigeria, Senegal and Zimbabwe