FIFA Confirms Dates for Ghana v Nigeria World Cup Playoffs Showdown

FIFA Confirms Dates for Ghana v Nigeria World Cup Playoffs Showdown

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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  • Ghana will welcome their fiercest rivals, Nigeria, in the first leg of the final hurdle for the FIFA World Cup playoffs on Thursday, March 24, 2022
  • The Black Stars and the Super Eagles are scheduled to go to war next month to battle for one of the five slots allocated to CAF by FIFA for the global showpiece
  • The winner at the end of the two legs will secure a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament scheduled to be played in Qatar

All is set for Ghana’s showdown with Nigeria in the final qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Last month, the Black Stars were drawn against the Super Eagles to battle for one of five African slots for this year’s global showdown.

Ghana captain Andre Ayew (left) is set to face his Nigerian counterpart on March 24 SOURCE: Twitter/@ghanaballers
FIFA Confirms Dates for Ghana v Nigeria World Cup Playoffs Showdown
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Unfortunately, it will mean that one of Africa’s top sides will not be present at this year’s FIFA World Cup.

Ahead of the two-legged encounter, CAF has confirmed that the first meeting should be played on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

That game is set to be staged at the Cape Coast Stadium after plans to play the match at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium went south.

Subsequently, Ghana must travel to Nigeria on Sunday, March 27, 2022, for the second leg of the clash. That clash will be honoured at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

The winner at the end of the two legs will secure a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament scheduled to be played in Qatar.

Augustine Eguavoen Sends Strong Message to Local League Players

Earlier, SportsBrief reported that Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen has given his support to the Nigerian Professional Football League players and assured them they will certainly get call-ups to the Super Eagles in the future.

Eguavoen was on Monday, February 7, asked to carry on as the Super Eagles interim manager after helping the Nigeria to the second round of the African Cup of Nations.

In a report via Complete Sports, the NFF technical director has been monitoring league matches across the country since his return from the AFCON.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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