Nigeria 1-1 Ghana: Draw on Tuesday
ABUJA. Ghana and Nigeria draw 1-1. T. Partey scored the first goal (11') for Ghana. W. Troost-Ekong settled the score 1-1 (21') with a penalty.
ABUJA. Ghana and Nigeria draw 1-1. T. Partey scored the first goal (11′) for Ghana. W. Troost-Ekong settled the score 1-1 (21′) with a penalty. Nigeria was far superior when it came to possession ball (62%)
The match was played at the Abuja National Stadium stadium in Abuja on Tuesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sadok Selmi with the assistance of Khalil Hassani and Attia Essa Amsaad. The 4th official was Haythem Guirat. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 30.4 degrees Celsius or 86.74 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 27%.
Match Statistics
Nigeria was in firm control of the ball 62% while Ghana was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Nigeria was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Nigeria to win the match.
Nigeria shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Ghana shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Nigeria received 1 yellow card (A. Shehu). On the other side, Ghana received 4 yellow cards (D. Amartey, F. Afena-Gyan, T. Partey and J. Wollacott).
After this match, Nigeria will have 13 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Ghana will have 13 points like South Africa to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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11'11'
T. Partey
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21'21'
W. Troost-Ekong (Penalty)
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26'26'
D. Amartey
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34'34'
V. Osimhen (Goal Disallowed)
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46'46'
E. Owusu
J. Ayew
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46'46'
D. Kyereh
A. Fatawu
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46'46'
A. Yiadom
I. Baba
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47'47'
A. Shehu
F. Onyeka
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61'61'
M. Simon
A. Lookman
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73'73'
O. Bukari
M. Kudus
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78'78'
O. Ighalo
E. Dennis
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78'78'
A. Musa
O. Etebo
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85'85'
F. Afena-Gyan
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85'85'
T. Partey
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88'88'
U. Sadiq
C. Bassey
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90'90'
A. Shehu
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90'90'
K. O. Wriedt
F. Afena-Gyan
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90'90'
J. Wollacott
Next match
Nigeria: Formation and Lineups
Nigeria started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Augustine Owen Eguavoen chose to play with the following team: Francis Uzoho , Ola Aina , William Troost-Ekong , Leon Balogun , Calvin Bassey , Oghenekaro Etebo , Emmanuel Dennis , Frank Onyeka , Joe Aribo , Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen .
Substitutes
Nigeria made 5 changes: F. Onyeka for A. Shehu (47′), A. Lookman for M. Simon (61′), E. Dennis for O. Ighalo (78′), O. Etebo for A. Musa (78′) and C. Bassey for U. Sadiq (88′).
Top player: William Troost-Ekong
Probably the most impressive player in Nigeria was William Troost-Ekong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Ghana: Formation and Lineups
Ghana started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Otto Addo played with: Joseph Wollacott , Denis Odoi , Daniel Amartey , Alexander Djiku , Gideon Mensah , Iddrisu Baba , Thomas Partey , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Mohammed Kudus , Jordan Ayew and Felix Afena-Gyan .
Substitutes
Ghana made 5 changes: J. Ayew for E. Owusu (46′), A. Fatawu for D. Kyereh (46′), I. Baba for A. Yiadom (46′), M. Kudus for O. Bukari (73′) and F. Afena-Gyan for K. O. Wriedt (90′).
Top player: Thomas Partey
Probably the most impressive player in Ghana was Thomas Partey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa
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