Ghana’s Black Galaxies failed to book a spot in the upcoming 2025 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) tournament after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Nigeria on Saturday.
Following Sunday’s first leg draw in Ghana, there was a lot at stake as both sides battled for a ticket to the CHAN tournament.
However, it was the home side who shot themselves ahead after 19 minutes: a long ball over Ghana’s defence sent forward Ismaila Sodiq through on goal before he raced clear of Ghana’s backline to strike the ball past Ghana’s goalkeeper, Benjamin Asare.
Three minutes later, Nigeria doubled their lead as a goalmouth scramble saw Super Eagles B captain Nduka Junior prod home from close range to put Nigeria two-up.
The three minutes goal action sequence continued as Savior found Nigeria’s third after dispossessing Ghana’s Nurudeen Abdulai before rolling the ball into a gaping goal after rounding Benjamin Asare.
Nigeria‘s three goals in nine minutes put them in a comfortable position as they headed into the break with an unassailable advantage.
The second half was pretty much ‘keep ball’ for the home side who just knocked the ball around to while away time.
However, Berekum Chelsea forward Stephen Amankona injected some life into the game as he pulled a goal back for Ghana.
The forward’s strike, 17 minutes from time, proved to be a mere consolidation as the damage had already been inflected in the first half.
Nigeria will now participate in the 2025 CHAN tournament, which will be co-hosted in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in February, while Ghana failed to build on its quarter-finals finish from the last edition.
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