Ghana are in a race to find a friendly opponent for October to boost their preparations in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers after the scheduled friendly against the USA was cancelled.

The Black Stars were finalizing the historic friendly in Washington in October to settle the debate over which country is the best side after three previous clashes at the World Cup.

The match would have served as good preparation for Avram Grant's side as the World Cup qualifiers would be in full swing with another eye on the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Now the Black Stars must look for a new friendly opponent to ensure that they utilize all the available days FIFA has reserved for friendlies.

With most countries now settled on the opponents they want to play in October, the Black Stars must now resort to play an African opponent most likely in Europe.

A new FIFA law preventing countries from flying long journeys in different continents to play matches scuppered the friendly with the USA.

The Black Stars are scheduled to play Uganda on 3 October in Ghana before flying to the United States for the USA game on 11 October.

With the two games taking place in two different continents with more than five hours of travel, FIFA has rejected Ghana's request to play the USA.

European clubs have forcefully argued that their players suffer energy burnout when they travel for such games in a short period which affects their output.

This forced FIFA to introduce the new law which is now affecting several countries particularly African sides who are seeking opponents to whips their sides into shape.