The national under-17 team of Ghana, the Black Starlets will play Mali and the United Arab Emirates in International friendlies ahead of the FIFA under 17 world cup next month.
The Black Starlets will face African Champions Mali, a team they lost the African Junior championship to in May on Wednesday, September 20th at the Mohammad Bin Zyed Stadium in Dubai, at 1:00 pm Ghana time.
Four days later, Ghana will play Asians the United Emirates at 5:30 pm local time in Dubai.
The Black Starlets team left Ghana for Dubai on Friday to continue with preparations for the global showpiece, having camped at the Ghanaman Center of Excellence, Pampram for almost three months.
Ghana is returning to the World Stage after a ten year absence, and are poised to win a third trophy for Ghana, after winning it twice in the past.
Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin and the squad have intensified their preparations, hence the lining up of friendlies with Mali and U.A.E.
The 1995 champions are in group A with the United States of America, Colombia and host India.
The FIFA under-17 world cup will begin on October 6th and ends on 24th of the same month.
By Lukman Evergreen Mumin