Race to Qatar World Cup Heats Up As Super Eagles Arrive Ghana Ahead of First Leg Clash With Black Stars

• Ghana vs Nigeria continues to get all the attention as the Super Eagles have landed in Kumasi ahead of the first leg of the World Cup play-offs
• A total of 25 players departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard a chartered Air Peace aircraft
• The Nigerian contingent travelled with their cook, water and other essentials as they are scheduled to return to Abuja immediately after the game

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived in Ghana ahead of their first leg World Cup play-off with the Black Stars of Ghana.

Ghana host Nigeria on Friday night at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi and the reverse fixture is billed to hold at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Nigeria contingent departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja aboard a chartered Air Peace aircraft on Thursday morning.

The team travelled with their cook, water and other essentials to the nation as reports say they will return to Abuja immediately after the match on Friday evening.

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Sports Brief understands that more than 20,000 tickets have already been sold for Ghana vs Nigeria game with more than 24 hours to go.

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Midfielder Edmund Addo has been ruled out of Nigeria games. The player will leave camp for Moldova after MRI result shows he won't be able to play in both games against Nigeria.

The midfielder picked up an injury in Sheriff's game against Gheorghe last Saturday via Richard Gyasi.

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Meanwhile, Watford striker, Emmanuel Dennis says he is happy to be back in the Super Eagles team and considered representing Nigeria an honour.

The 24-year-old had missed out on representing Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations in January after Watford refused to release the striker following a late call-up.

Dennis in a post on Twitter says all focus is now on the World Cup play-offs against Ghana as it seems the striker has put the setback of the AFCON miss behind him.

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Ahmed Musa promises good Super Eagles outing

Sports Brief earlier reported that the captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Ahmed Musa, has disclosed that he and his colleagues will go all out when they face Ghana at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

Nigeria go head-to-head against Ghana and the winner of the two-legged affair on aggregates will pick one of the five tickets to represent Africa at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The Super Eagles camp has been thrown open at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja and 23 are already in camp ahead of the first leg.