Ghana’s Vice President to Watch Black Stars vs Super Eagles Showdown in Kumasi

• Dr Mahamadu Bawumia will be in attendance for the all-important World Cup play-offs between Ghana and Nigeria
• Ghana will host their West African counterparts at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday, March 25, in the first instalment of the crucial World Cup final eliminator
• The vice president of Ghana has been spearheading the government's digitalization drive and one of its offspring, E-ticketing, will be used for the first leg encounter

Ghana's vice president Dr Mahamadu Bawumia will grace the Baba Yara Sports Stadium tonight when the Black Stars play host to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the first leg of the World Cup play-offs.

The Black Stars of Ghana are on a mission to return to the 2022 FIFA World Cup after missing out on the last edition but will have to first upstage sworn rivals Nigeria over two legs to realise this dream.

The Baba Yara Sports Stadium will host the first instalment of the West African derby, now christened 'Jollof Derby', while the Moshood Abiola National Stadium has been pencilled in to host the reverse tie.

Ghana to launch eTicketing service ahead of World Cup showdown with Nigeria

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According to reports in the local media, Dr Bawumia, who is on a working visit to the Ashanti regional capital - Kumasi, will stop by at the fabled Baba Yara Sports Stadium to throw his weight behind the national team in the crucial national assignment.

The support of the entire nation has been courted by the Ghana Football Association, with the Legislative arm of government earmarking today's parliamentary session with support for the national team by wearing replica jerseys of the Black Stars.

And it is only befitting the Executive arm of government follows suit by supporting the Black Stars in the all-important fixture.

Ghana to pilot e-ticketing service during Ghana-Nigeria World Cup play-offs

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the government of Ghana is set to operationalise the e-ticketing service in the country's impending FIFA World Cup final eliminator against Nigeria.

The digitalisation agenda which is being driven by Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has been successfully implemented across various sectors of Ghana's economy with the football sector about to have its fair share of the digitalisation cake.

In a post on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, the National Sports Authority - custodians of state-owned sports facilities - were undergoing a workshop before the e-ticketing service is fully launched.