Reggae Boyz to play against Ghana next month

A two match soccer tour of Ghana by the Jamaica national soccer team, the Reggae Boyz will be honored next month.

The 180 million-cedi package includes airfare and hotel accommodation. The Jamaicans will meet the Black Stars in their first match at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, August seven and play Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Wednesday, August eleven.

The matches are to raise funds for the forthcoming fourth Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival, Panafest '99, scheduled for July 30 to August eight. Mr. Kojo Yankah, Chairman of the Panafest Board said this in Accra when Wittnauer Limited, a watch-manufacturing firm in the United States has presented two trophies (President and Panafest) for the Accra and Kumasi matches respectively.

Mr. Yankah, who is also the Ashanti Regional Minister, said as part of the PANAFEST fund raising, Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs will host Asante Kotoko at the refurbished Cape Coast Stadium on August six. He said the Cape Coast stadium was chosen because of its historical background in the triangular slave trade on the continent.

Ex-Black Stars captain, Abedi Ayew Pele will be the special guest of honor for all the three matches.