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Ghana searches for football friendly opponents
Accra (Ghana): The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is searching for teams to replace Nigeria for the proposed friendly on March 29 after FIFA cancelled the much-anticipated match last week.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had earlier announced that they would play Bolivia on March 26 in Uyo and then take on the ‘Black Stars’ on March 29 in London, as per reports.
However, world football governing body FIFA last Friday ruled against the match citing a breach of regulation that bars teams from playing in two different continents in a travel time of more than five hours and five days.
The regulation has affected the high profile game which would have formed part of Ghana’s preparation for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, scheduled to start in June.
GFA spokesman Ibrahim Saanie Daara confirmed that they are working hard to arrange two friendlies against yet-to-be-named opponents on FIFA free-dates for Africa.
“We want to play two matches because the FIFA free window for Africa for this month allows for two matches to be played,” Daara said.
Ghana wants to play African opponents to strengthen their side before the start of the qualifiers and a decision will be made by the end of this week. The Black Stars finished second at the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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