Ghana Play Ivorians In First Leg of Friendlies

Ghana and Ivory Coast will meet up in the first of a two-leg international friendly series on Tuesday. The home-based Black Stars play Ghana's Western neighbours at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium with the first leg match kicking off at 16:00GMT (4:00pm local time). Either side will use the game to prepare for their up-coming qualifier for next year's CHAN tournament, a competition reserved for only home-based players in Africa. With the return leg coming off at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi on Friday, the first leg will give either side a fair idea of their level of competitiveness.