Ghana vs Nigeria, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Third Round

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1st Leg

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.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana).
1': Leon Balogun (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Leon Balogun.
6': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
6': Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high from a direct free kick.
7': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Nigeria).
7': Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
11': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
11': Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Denis Odoi (Ghana).
15': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
16': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Ola Aina (Nigeria).
17': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
20': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
21': Offside, Nigeria. Joe Ayodele-Aribo tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
24': Attempt blocked. Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
26': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Nigeria).
26': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Nigeria).
27': Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Ola Aina.
33': Attempt saved. Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Felix Ohene-Gyan.
33': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
35': Denis Odoi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Moses Simon (Nigeria).
36': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
37': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Troost-Ekong with a cross.
39': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
39': Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Bonke Innocent (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
41': Attempt missed. Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ola Aina.
42': Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Ola Aina (Nigeria).
45': Denis Odoi (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
45': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
45'+2': First Half ends, Ghana 0, Nigeria 0.
45': Second Half begins Ghana 0, Nigeria 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
46': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Kelechi Iheanacho.
47': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Ghana) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Odoi with a cross following a corner.
49': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Ola Aina.
50': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
50': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana).
51': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Denis Odoi (Ghana).
51': Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Denis Odoi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Moses Simon (Nigeria).
53': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
53': Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt saved. Moses Simon (Nigeria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
57': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
57': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Samuel Chukwueze because of an injury.
59': Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
59': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
59': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Bonke Innocent.
61': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Ghana).
61': Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Alexander Djiku (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Etebo replaces Bonke Innocent because of an injury.
63': Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Leon Balogun (Nigeria).
65': Offside, Ghana. Gideon Mensah tries a through ball, but Issahaku Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
66': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
67': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ghana).
67': Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
69': Felix Ohene-Gyan (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Leon Balogun (Nigeria).
70': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Emmanuel Dennis.
71': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Odoi.
71': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
72': Offside, Nigeria. Francis Uzoho tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Nigeria. Ademola Lookman replaces Moses Simon.
74': Substitution, Nigeria. Calvin Bassey replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
76': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
76': Iddrisu Baba (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nigeria.
77': Peter Etebo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces Issahaku Abdul Fatawu.
82': Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
82': Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Felix Ohene-Gyan because of an injury.
84': Hand ball by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
86': Foul by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Ghana).
86': Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Odoi.
87': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.
90'+2': Foul by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Ghana).
90'+2': Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Substitution, Ghana. Kwasi Wriedt replaces Jordan Ayew.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Etebo.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Ghana 0, Nigeria 0.
0': Match ends, Ghana 0, Nigeria 0.

Statistics

NGA		GHA
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

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Venue: Baba Yara Stadium
Location: Kumasi, Ghana

Line-Ups

Ghana (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Jojo Wollacott (GK)
23	Alexander Djiku
18	Daniel Amartey
14	Gideon Mensah
3	Denis Odoi
21	Iddrisu Baba
5	Thomas Partey
20	Mohammed Kudus
13	Felix Afena-Gyan
9	Jordan Ayew
7	Fatawu Issahaku

Ghana Substitutes:

Elisha Owusu, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Richard Ofori, Andy Yiadom, Osman Bukari, Joseph Aidoo, Yaw Yeboah, Kwasi Wriedt, Denis Korsah Akoumah, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Joseph Paintsil, Abdul Mumin.

Nigeria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Francis Uzoho (GK)
6	Leon Balogun
5	William Troost-Ekong
3	Zaidu Sanusi
2	Ola Aina
14	Kelechi Iheanacho
10	Joe Aribo
20	Innocent Bonke
9	Victor Osimhen
11	Samuel Chukwueze
15	Moses Simon

Nigeria Substitutes:

Daniel Akpeyi, Frank Onyeka, Ahmed Musa, Emmanuel Dennis, Peter Etebo, Kenneth Omeruo, Umar Sadiq, Odion Ighalo, John Noble, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman.

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