Nigeria’s Super Eagles managed to hold the Black Stars to a pulsating 0-0 drawn game at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying duel.
Both sides created chances in the game with Nigeria’s Simon Moses having perhaps the best chance of the night as he was fed Kelechi Iheanacho through the middle after a Thomas Partey faulty pass.
Otto Addo’s men needed a little bit more precision in attack as AS Roma starlet worked tirelessly throughout the 82 minutes he lasted on the field of play.
Morocco referee Jiyed Redouane signalled for a penalty for Nigeria in the 76th minute after Real Mallorca midfielder Baba Iddrisu Mohammed grabbed the ball with his hands inside the box after going down to a challenge from Watford midfielder Peter Etebo who was subsequently booked by the referee in the heat of the incident.
Following an incessant pressing game from the Super Eagles, Iddrisu was left isolated in the Ghana box to battle it all against two Nigerian opposition with another Napoli’s Victor Osimhen lurking inside the box.
Prior to that eventful moment, Felix Afena-Gyan and Kudus Mohammed constantly raided the Nigerian backline in search of the carving goal but, Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong held the duo at bay although it was the former who did most of the sweeper job on the Roma starlet.
In the first half, for instance, an intelligent blocking and visionary lay-back pass from the Sunyani-born youngster invited Fatawu Issahaku to the show, and the Sporting CP prospect unleashed a piledriver which was deflected for a corner by Francis Uzoho in the Nigeria post.
11 minutes after the interval, Nigeria thought they had drawn first blood when a Samuel Chukwueze found Moses in the widely unmarked territory. The Nantes man took his time and pulled the trigger but, Joseph Wollacott blocked his effort with his legs after he had inflated his body through basic goalkeeping skills.
Suspended skipper Andre Ayew saw his younger brother Jordan Ayew being booed by the home fans when he was replaced in the 92nd minute by ex-Bayern Munich man Okyere Kwasi Wriedt.
Substitute Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka closed the curtains of the show with a sweet-eye-catching twisting and turn inside the Ghana box to beat Gideon Mensah and Alexander Djiku.
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