Hearts to play Benin U-20

Cotonou, Benin, 12/15 - The Benin Under-20 national soccer team will Wednesday in Lome clash with Heart of Oaks in an international friendly, officials of Benin football association said Tuesday.

The tie is to prepare the Benin team for the 14th Under-20 African championship being hosted by the country 15-29 January 2005.

Hearts of Oaks is also taking on Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a two-leg all-Ghanaian African Confederation (Winners) Cup final early in January.

The 14th African Under-20 tournament featuring Morocco, Angola, Cote d`Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Lesotho, Egypt and host Benin, is to choose African representatives for the 2005 World championship in the Netherlands