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Ghana FA president Okraku: Mali and Qatar friendlies an assessment exercise

Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku has called for calm amid criticism of the national team following their disappointing performance against Mali in an international friendly fixture on Friday.

The Black Stars were second best on the day as they were outclassed by a plucky Malian side who registered a 3-0 triumph in the Turkish city of Antalya.

The game forms part of Ghana's preparations for the resumption of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in November.

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"We came here to offer our technical team an opportunity to see the players, an opportunity to make their claims and an opportunity to strategise for the competitive games ahead of us," Okraku told Adom TV.