Turkey and Ghana will face off in an international friendly on Wednesday.
Both teams will be looking to find their form prior to pivotal World Cup qualifying matches in September.
Turkey sits 11 points behind first place in their UEFA World Cup qualifying group and four behind the second place playoff spot. Meanwhile, Ghana will face Zambia in its final group match of the CAF World Cup qualifying group stage.
"Playing against one of the most important teams of African football will be an important test," Turkish coach Abdullah Avcı said during a press conference. "I hope we play well and get the result that we failed to recently - to get a morale boost before September."
Turkey has not played since March when it defeated Andorra 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier. Ghana is coming off two wins against Sudan and Lesotho.
According to Goal.com, the starting lineups could look like this:
Ghana: Dauda, Inkoom, Afful, Mensah, Sumaila, Rabiu, Badu, Asamoah, Wakaso, Adiyiah, Gyan
Turkey: Demirel, Toprak, Kaldirim, Kaya, Irtegun, Belozoglu, Altintop, Turam, Sahin, Yilmaz, Bulut
Previous matches
Ghana and Turkey have only met once in their respective history. That lone meeting came on May 26, 2006 and the result was a 1-1 draw.
Prediction: Look for Ghana to pull off a sturdy 2-1 victory in this game.
The match's kick-off starts at 2:30 p.m. EST.
The game will be not be broadcast on TV in the USA. There will be no live stream for the match.
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