CHAN Qualifiers: Nigeria, Ghana Clash Ends In Stalemate
The final qualifying fixture between Nigeria’s Super Eagles B team and Ghana’s Black Galaxies in the race to next year’s African Nations Championship ended in a 0-0 draw in the first leg, played at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana on Sunday.
Ghana’s Black Galaxies dominated the first period with a string of opportunities, but they found Eagles’ rearguard marshalled by Captain Nduka Junior impenetrable.
Stephen Amankwoo found a leeway through the Eagles’ defence in the 15th minute, only to see his rising shot go inches wide of Henry Ozoemena’s goal-post. Sikiru Alimi’s free-kick, with a minute to half time, also went over the sticks as the game became a ding-dong affair between the regional powerhouses.
However, the scoreless affair is the best result Nigeria have earned against Ghana away in any qualifying contest for the African Nations Championship, with the Eagles losing 2-3 to their hosts in 2008 and then getting spanked by two goals in 2022.
Full-time in Accra
First leg result
🇬🇭 Ghana 0-0 Nigeria 🇳🇬
Second leg to take place in Uyo on December 29 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.#SoarSuperEagles
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) December 22, 2024
Both teams now look forward to the second leg of the fixture, set for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday.
The winner on aggregate will represent WAFU B at the biennial championship reserved exclusively for professional footballers plying their trade in their country’s domestic leagues.
The eighth edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) will be hosted by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, from February 1st – 28th, 2025.
Sunday’s CHAN Qualifying results,
South Sudan 3-2 Rwanda
Central African Republic 0-1 Cameroon
Ethiopia 0-2 Sudan
Ghana 0-0 Nigeria
Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 Burkina Faso
Liberia 1-1 Senegal
Togo 1-1 Niger
Mauritania 1-0 Mali.
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