Ghana gets 25,000 tickets For England friendly

Ghana has been allocated 25,000 for their fans for March’s historic friendly against England at Wembley, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.

Black Stars fans have been clamoring for tickets for the first match between the two sides at senior level on March 29. Many fans will be travelling from Ghana to watch the game while Ghanaian living in the UK and Europe will also attend.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has revealed to Ghanasoccernet.com that Black Stars fans will get 25,000 of the tickets for the game. “We will be given 25,000 tickets for our fans to attend the match in their numbers,” GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi told Ghanasoccernet.com. “We are planning on how to ensure that our fans take all these tickets to be there to cheer the Black Stars at the historic game.”

Plans are underway for the tickets to be sold in Ghanaian outlets in England and other parts of the UK as well as in Europe.

The GFA will also sell tickets to fans in Accra to ensure that when they arrive in London for the game they will not have ticket problems. Fabio Capello’s men are already set to face Wales in a Euro 2012 qualifier at the Millennium Stadium on 26th March.

Ghana will play Congo on the same day before flying out with a chartered flight to London for the game. The belief is that Capello is keen to make the most of the rare occasions he gets to work with his squad and wants to get another fixture lined up.

The Three Lions have never lost to an African side in their history, although their last showing against Algeria at the 2010 World Cup saw them flatter to deceive. A meeting with Ghana would pose a considerable threat to their unbeaten record, as the Black Stars are loaded with world-class talent.

A squad which came agonisingly close to reaching the semi-finals in South Africa over the summer features Premier League stars such as Asamoah Gyan and Michael Essien, as well as household names like Kevin-Prince Boateng, Andre Ayew and Sulley Muntari.—Ghanasoccernet