Paris Saint Germain star Neymar is expected to be the main man when Brazil take on Ghana in a international friendly next month.
The Black Stars will face the South American giants on Friday, September 23, 2022 at a venue which will be communicated later.
The Ghana Football Association and the Brazil Football Federation signed the agreement for the all important friendly on Friday, August 19, 2022.
The two countries will use the crucial encounter as part of their preparations for this year’s World Cup taking place in Qatar.
Brazil are drawn against African side Cameroon in Group E at the Mundial and the match with Ghana will be worth it likewise the Black Stars who will face Uruguay in the group stages.
Neymar, 30, will be named in Tite’s squad to face Ghana in the friendly likely to be staged in Europe and will headline the encounter.
The former Santos and Barcelona star has bagged 74 goals in 119 appearances since making his debut as an 18-year-old in August 2010 during a friendly against United States.
On 9 September 2021, Neymar scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over Peru and became Brazil’s all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification matches, with 12 in total.
The Brazil marksman is already up and running in the 2022-23 campaign having netted 5 goals and provided 3 assists in 3 appearances in all competitions so far.
