Black Stars Hold First Training Session in Nigeria Ahead of Make or Break 2nd Leg Tie With Super Eagles

• Ghana held their first training session at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium ahead of their make-or-break tie against Nigeria
• The 60,000 capacity Moshood Abiola National Stadium will host the two West African rivals in what promises to be a gruelling contest for a spot in Qatar
• With history favouring the Black Stars in the all-time head-to-head record between the two, Ghana will hope to upstage their rivals in Abuja on Tuesday

The Black Stars of Ghana have held their maiden training session at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium ahead of tomorrow's crunch return leg.

The senior men's national team arrived in Abuja earlier today and have gone straight to business as they seek to beat Nigeria in their own backyard.

In photos posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, players of the Black Stars were taken through their paces by the four-man technical team led by interim manager Otto Addo.

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Otto Addo's charges banished their shambolic performance at the 2021 AFCON with a display that won the admiration of many including opponents, Nigeria.

Despite an admirable performance in the first leg, the Black Stars failed to find the back of the net as they shared the spoil with their Nigerian counterparts at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last Friday.

Ghana will be looking to make a return to the global showpiece after missing out on the last edition in 2018.

But the four-time African champions will be wary of their last game staged in Nigeria, where the Super Eagles humbled them in an emphatic 3-0 loss in 2001.

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Simon's Nigeria held Ghana to a scoreless draw in an entertaining first leg of the all-important World Cup doubleheader staged at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

He was a pale shadow of the player that put the fear of God in defenders when the Super Eagles played as guests to the Black Stars last Friday.

Black Stars safely arrives in Abuja ahead of crunch 2nd leg tie with Nigeria

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Black Stars of Ghana have landed in Abuja ahead of the blockbuster second leg of the World Cup play-off against Nigeria.

The Super Eagles will host the Black Stars at the 60,000 capacity Moshood Abiola Stadium, with a place in the World Cup in Qatar at stake.

In photos posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the team is seen arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.