Ghanaians Salute Amartey for Defensive Masterclass and Putting Victor Osimhen in His Pocket

• Ghanaian football fans have heaped praise on Black Stars defender Daniel Amartey for his showstopping performance against the Super Eagles
• A blameless Daniel Amartey marshalled the Ghanaian defence with unerring aptitude in their goalless draw at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium
• The Black Stars of Ghana were held to a goalless draw by their Nigerian counterparts in the first instalment of the World Cup play-offs

Ghana and Leicester City defender was on the receiving end of ceaseless praise by football fans after his commendable performance for the Black Stars.

The 27-year-old central defender rarely put a foot wrong in an enthralling game between Ghana and Nigeria at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

Prior to the game, most Ghanaian football followers were worried about the potency of the Nigerian attack, especially with the return of red-hot Napoli marksman Victor Osimhen and Watford talisman Emmanuel Dennis.

Despite the attack of Nigeria spearheaded by Osimhen, Amartey was able to hold the Super Eagles attack in check.

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His defensive partnership with Strasbourg guardsman Alexander Djiku gave Ghanaians a nostalgic throwback of the famous Italian defensive pair Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta.

While Amartey and the defence shut out the Nigerian attack, the Ghanaian forward line failed to unlock the password on the Nigerian defence as both teams shared the spoils int he first leg of the play-offs.

Ghana will head to Abuja for the reverse fixture slated for Tuesday, March 29 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium as the West African rivals battle for one of Africa's five tickets at the biggest sporting festival in the world- FIFA World Cup.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghana and Nigeria will have another 90 minutes to decide which team qualifies for the World Cup after a pulsating goalless draw in the first leg of the play-offs in Kumasi.

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Nigeria gave Ghana a scare when the referee whistled for a penalty in the second half only for VAR to reverse the decision.

Ghana got off to a good start and nearly took the lead when teenager Abdul Fatawu Issahaku pulled a great save from Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho.