Ghana FA Calls Off Next Month's International Friendly

The Ghana Football Association has cancelled next month�s international friendly against Kenya, officials have confirmed. According to a letter sent to the Kenya Football Federation, Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah cannot raise a strong squad for the assignment. Appiah�s plans were affected by the change in date of Ghana�s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Khartoum. The qualifier has been brought forward by one day to 7 June. The Black Stars were scheduled to play the Harambee Stars on 1 June in Nairobi.Ghana lined-up the test match before engaging Sudan in a Group D 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. �We have received a letter from Ghana FA informing us they cannot be able to honor the match due to the difficulties they are experiencing in raising a team,� A Kenya FA official Hussein Terry told Goal.com �They remain doubtful especially on the availability of some of their professional players.� Ghana will now begin camping on May 30 before flying over to Nairobi for acclimatization.