The Black Stars of Ghana will play an international friendly game against Switzerland in Abu Dhabi as part of the team’s preparation towards the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The game will be the first time in history the two countries are facing off in a football match.
Ghana will slug it out with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in a Group H opener at the 974 Stadium in Doha, and the fixture is supposed to give coach Otoo Addo a perfect exhibition match and the players the opportunity to play alongside each other before the tournament itself.
Group H is a tricky group but the Black Stars are expected to qualify to the Round of 16 as one of the top two teams in the group.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced via its website “The Black Stars of Ghana will for the first time in history play against Switzerland in an International friendly before their opening match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament. The game will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at the Baniyas Club Stadium in Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates. The match will give Coach Otto Addo a perfect opponent for the Group H opener against Portugal at the 974 stadium. The Black Stars will later take on South Korea (November 28) and Uruguay (December 2) while Switzerland face Cameroon (24 November), Brazil (28 November) and Serbia (December 2) on the same days as the “Black Stars” in Group G. The international friendly match against the Swiss national team will complete the calendar of the Black Stars – going into the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament.”
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is scheduled to take place from November 21 to December 18.