Confirmed: Ghana to play Brazil

Accra, March 5, GNA - Ghana's Black Stars will play former world champions, Brazil in a special friendly game at Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, March 27.

Both football associations concluded the deal late Sunday to enable the duo meet for the second time in nine months.

Fred Pappoe, Vice Chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) told the GNA Sports the two countries are looking forward to the game. The Stars will be on a revenge mission after their adventure at last year's World Cup in Germany was cut short by the Brazilian. Brazil drubbed the Stars 3-0 at the knockout stage duel of the World Cup the huge Dortmund Stadium.

The Stars are also billed to face Austria three days earlier. Pappoe was convinced that the game will afford the Stars the exact competition needed to prepare them for the African Cup of Nations to be hosted by Ghana in 2008.
Information pieced together by the GNA Sports indicates that the Stars could be $US300,000 richer for agreeing to play the "Samba Dancers".
Ghana is ranked 22 in the world FIFA Rankings whilst Brazil is currently placed at the second position.