Qatar to face Ghana on October 12

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Thursday, October 1st 2020 02:37 AM

DOHA: Qatar will take on African giants Ghana in a friendly match. it emerged on Wednesday.    Scheduled for the Turkish city of Antalya, the October 12 match will serve as preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup/2022 World Cup joint qualifiers, which were originally slotted for this year but were postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.   For Ghana, the game is set to test the readiness of the Black Stars  before a double-header against Sudan  in the 2022 African Cup of Nations qualifiers in November.    Yesterday, Qatar were pitted against Honduras, Panama and Grenada in Group D of the CONCACAF Gold Cup set to take place next July, the maroons' busy international summer will  kick off with the 2021 CONMEBOL Copa America, which will be jointly hosted by Colombia and Argentina.