Ghana’s Black Starlets will play Niger in an international friendly as part of preparations for the African Junior Championships in Gabon.

The under 17 team will play a double header with their Niger counterparts with the first coming off this afternoon.

The second encounter with will take place at the same venue three days later on April 20.

Last month, the Starlets drew 2-2 with Tanzania in Dar es Salam.

The tournament will be played between May 14 and 28 with Ghana paired in Group A alongside Guinea, Gabon and Cameroon