All you need to know about Ghana-USA friendly

Date

The match will take place Saturday July, 1 2017.

Time

The will be played at 8:30pm Ghana time, but it will be afternoon in the US due to time difference.

Venue

Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field – East Hartford. It was opened in 2003 with a capacity of 40, 642

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State

Connecticut will be the state that will host Ghana and the US

City

The city for the game is East Hartford

Nickname of the two teams

The name of the senior national male football team of Ghana is the Black Stars, while that of the United States is the Yankees or the ‘Stars and the Stripes’.

Head to head

Ghana have faced the United States three times in all competitions .

However, all the three games happened in the FIFA World Cup.

Ghana have won two and lost one of the three previous games against the United States.

Below is the list of matches between Ghana and USA

World Cup 2014, Final tournament, Group G

16.06.2014 Ghana 1–2 USA

World Cup 2010, Final tournament, 1/8 finals

26.06.2010 USA 1–2 Ghana

World Cup 2006, Final tournament, Group E

22.06.2006 Ghana 2–1 USA

Squad

The Yankees (US senior men’s soccer team)

GOALKEEPERS:

Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC),

Bill Hamid (D.C. United),

Sean Johnson (New York City FC)

DEFENDERS:

Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City),

Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX),

Matt Hedges (FC Dallas),

Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest/ENG),

Matt Miazga (Chelsea/ENG),

Justin Morrow (Toronto FC/CAN),

Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna, MEX),

Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

MIDFIELDERS:

Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas),

Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana/MEX),

Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union),

Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/MEX),

Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire),

Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC),

Kelyn Rowe (New England Revolution),

Kenny Saief (Gent/BEL),

Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)

FORWARDS:

Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution),

Dom Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City),

Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)

Black Stars (Ghana senior male football team)

Goalkeepers

Addo Joseph (Aduana Stars)

Richard Ofori (Wa All Stars)

Defenders

Lumor Agbenyenu (Munich 1860, Germany)

Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew)

Nicholas Opoku (Berekum Chelsea)

Jerry Akaminko (Eskiserhispor, Turkey)

John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey)

Rashid Sumalia (Al Gharafa, Qatar)

Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew)

Samuel Sarfo (Liberty, Ghana)

Midfielders

Mohammed Abu (Columbus Crew)

Isaac Sackey (Alanyaspor, Turkey)

Ofori Ebenezer (Stuttgart, Germany)

Kwadwo Poku (FC Miami)

Winful Kwaku Cobbinah (Hearts of Oak)

Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium)

Thomas Agyepong (NAC Breda, The Netherlands)

Gershon Koffie (New England Revolution)

Strikers

Asamoah Gyan (Al Alhi, UAE)

Raphael Dwamena (FC Zurich, Switzerland)

Majeed Abdul Waris (Lorient FC, France)

David Accam (Chicago Fire)