Sports News of Saturday, 8 April 2017

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

United States line-up Ghana friendly in July in Connecticut

Blackstars to face United States national team in  a historic friendly in July, 2017 Blackstars to face United States national team in a historic friendly in July, 2017

The United States national team have lined up a historic friendly against Ghana to be played in Connecticut in July.

The game will be played at the Rentschler Field in East Harford, on 1st July.

This is the second match the Black Stars are lining up in north America this summer after June friendly with Mexico was announced.

According top media reports in the USA, the match forms part of two matches organised to whip the Yanks into shape ahead of important assignments.

The USA will play friendlies against Venezuela in early June and Ghana in July, multiple sources told ESPN FC.

The U.S. will face World Cup nemesis Ghana in a July 1 tune-up at Rentschler Field in East Harford, Connecticut.

They have lined up the Ghana match before group stage games against Panama, Martinique and Nicaragua, which qualified for the biannual regional championship by upsetting Haiti last week