Soccer News of Thursday, 9 November 2006

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Ghana-Australia Tickets Selling Fast

The Black Stars' recent wins have made them the most popular and powerful African national soccer team in the world. For those in Europe who watched their recent games through the TV screens, the London match is another opportunity to get closer to the stars. This is another chance to see stars perform since their impressive win over Togo when they beat them 2-0 in a friendly international played at London's Griffin Park.

In a phone conversation with a source closer to the Ghana-Australia game, tickets are running fast and non-Ghanaians are rather buying more tickets than Ghanaians. It gives credence that the stars have built a huge fan base worldwide. In order for Ghanaians to have a huge presence at the game supporting the stars, Ghanaians are therefore encouraged to rush for their tickets, come in their numbers and cheer for their national soccer team.

Meanwhile the Socceroos have 18-man squad for its November 14 international friendly at Queens Park Rangers home ground at Loftus Road in London.

The head coach of the National team; Graham Arnold picked an all European based squad for the clash, opting against using Australian A-League based players due to the distance and lack of time to travel for the Tuesday evening match. The Black Stars were the only African nation to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup after beating Czech Republic and USA in the group stage.

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