Wales will host World Cup-bound Ghana at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, June 2, with kick-off scheduled for 7:45 p.m. BST (2:45 p.m. ET, 6:45 p.m. Ghana). The match is billed as an opportunity for Wales coach Craig Bellamy to address issues he has identified, while Ghana will use the friendly as part of preparation ahead of the tournament in the United States.
Broadcast coverage in the U.K. will be on BBC One Wales and BBC Three, with Fox Sports 2 carrying the game in the U.S. and TV3 Ghana broadcasting in Ghana. Fans can also follow ESPN’s live updates, according to ESPN. Referee and VAR appointments for the fixture are to be confirmed.
Team news lists several absences. Wales will be without Jordan James, Rubin Colwill, Mark Harris and Liam Cullen. Ghana will be missing Mohammed Kudus, who is out of the World Cup squad. Wales have been bolstered by the returns of Connor Roberts, Chris Mepham and Ben Davies, allowing Bellamy to consider opportunities for younger players as he readies the squad for upcoming Nations League matches and the next European Championship qualifying cycle.
Ghana arrive under pressure after a string of poor results. The side have lost six straight friendly matches and failed to qualify for AFCON 2025, despite having secured World Cup qualification in a campaign that eliminated several established sides, including Nigeria and Cameroon. Carlos Queiroz, who made his debut as Ghana coach in the most recent friendly, named a 28-man provisional squad and will use the match to trim the list to the tournament-mandated 26. Queiroz is expected to prioritize a defence-first approach while assessing his options.
Bellamy said the summer offers a reset for Wales and cited improvement as a priority. He pointed to two forthcoming matches — against Ghana and later Romania — as different challenges that can aid development: “They’re two very, very different challenges, but challenges that can really help us improve because I see big improvements in the team. We have to improve, I have to improve as a coach, and those two factors motivate me a lot,” he said.
