FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Friday, March 25, 2022
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1st Leg · Baba Yara Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

Little spice in 'Jollof derby' as Ghana, Nigeria draw in World Cup playoff

Regional rivals Ghana and Nigeria played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their World Cup playoff in Kumasi on Friday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
2
44
Possession
56
7
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
229
Accurate Passes
295
294
Passes
380
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
63
29
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
3
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
17
0.2
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
4
11
Effective Clearances
12
11
Clearances
12

Head to Head

GHA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GHA · 4-3-3

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

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Francis UzohoG
  2. 6Leon BalogunCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 3Zaidu SanusiLB
  5. 2Ola AinaRB
  6. 14Kelechi IheanachoAM
  7. 10Joe AriboLM
  8. 20Innocent BonkeRM
  9. 9Victor OsimhenF
  10. 11Samuel ChukwuezeAM-L
  11. 15Moses SimonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 59' Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Samuel Chukwueze because of an injury.
  2. 59' Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
  3. 62' Alexander Djiku (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Etebo replaces Bonke Innocent because of an injury.
  5. 74' Substitution, Nigeria. Ademola Lookman replaces Moses Simon.
  6. 74' Substitution, Nigeria. Calvin Bassey replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  7. 77' Peter Etebo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 79' Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces Issahaku Abdul Fatawu.
  9. 82' Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Felix Ohene-Gyan because of an injury.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Ghana. Kwasi Wriedt replaces Jordan Ayew.

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