The Taifa Stars are set to use the additional match opportunity after completing their competitive fixtures in the opening round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
FIFA's international match calendar has been expanded from 2026, with the September-October window running for 16 days and allowing national teams to play up to four matches instead of the usual two. This gives teams involved in qualifiers the opportunity to add friendly fixtures during the same window.
Ghana will begin their AFCON qualifying campaign against Côte d'Ivoire on September 24 before facing The Gambia on September 29 in Group C.
Tanzania, meanwhile, have also been drawn in a four-team qualifying group despite already having automatic qualification as one of the tournament's co-hosts.
The Taifa Stars are in Group L alongside Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. They will host Guinea-Bissau on September 25 before travelling to face Madagascar on September 29.
Tanzania are guaranteed a place at the 2027 AFCON alongside fellow co-hosts Kenya and Uganda, but will still participate in the qualifying competition. Only one additional team from their group will join them at the finals.
The proposed Ghana friendly would therefore come after both teams have completed their first two competitive matches of the window.
Ghana have not yet officially confirmed the fixture, and it remains unclear whether the Black Stars will arrange another friendly during the extended window.
The meeting would renew a fixture that has been absent from the men's international calendar for 18 years. Ghana and Tanzania last faced each other in a senior men's friendly in August 2008, with the match in Dar es Salaam ending 1-1.
The 2026 meeting would give Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz an additional opportunity to assess his squad after the AFCON qualifiers, while Tanzania can use the game as further preparation for their campaign and next competitive fixtures.
