FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Nigeria WWWLD 1
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2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - GHA advance on away goals · Abuja National Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

Ghana 1st African team to qualify for World Cup in Qatar

Ghana became the first team from Africa to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday to advance on away goals.

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Team Stats

33
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
38
Possession
62
6
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
151
Accurate Passes
270
229
Passes
354
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
8
6
Crosses
30
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
70
13
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
14
18
Effective Clearances
7
18
Clearances
7

Head to Head

GHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NGA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Francis UzohoG
  2. 6Leon BalogunCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 8Peter EteboDM
  5. 18Calvin BasseyLB
  6. 2Ola AinaRB
  7. 10Joe AriboCM-L
  8. 4Frank OnyekaCM-R
  9. 11Ademola LookmanLM
  10. 21Emmanuel DennisRM
  11. 9Victor OsimhenF

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Jojo WollacottG
  2. 23Alexander DjikuCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 3Denis OdoiRB
  6. 20Mohammed KudusAM
  7. 5Thomas ParteyLM
  8. 21Iddrisu BabaRM
  9. 13Felix Afena-GyanF
  10. 9Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 7Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Nigeria 0, Ghana 1. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gideon Mensah.
  2. 22' Goal! Nigeria 1, Ghana 1. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 25' Daniel Amartey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Elisha Owusu replaces Jordan Ayew.
  5. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Issahaku Abdul Fatawu.
  6. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Andy Yiadom replaces Iddrisu Baba.
  7. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Abdullahi Shehu replaces Frank Onyeka.
  8. 61' Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Ademola Lookman.
  9. 73' Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  10. 78' Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Peter Etebo.
  11. 78' Substitution, Nigeria. Odion Ighalo replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
  12. 84' Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' Thomas Partey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 88' Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Sadiq replaces Calvin Bassey.
  15. 89' Abdullahi Shehu (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Substitution, Ghana. Kwasi Wriedt replaces Felix Ohene-Gyan.
  17. 90'+3' Joseph Wollacott (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.

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