Qualifier: Ghana stops Nigeria from CHAN tourney

The Ghanaian had  defeated Nigeria by 2-0 in the first leg at the Cape Coast Stadium during the first leg in Ghana.

With the defeat, the home-based Super Eagles have lost the ticket to the Africa Nations Championship, CHAN 2023 to be hosted by Algeria.

Zulkifilu Muhammed  scored Nigeria’s first goal  in the 76th minute before Akuneto scored a late goal in 94th minute to drag the match into penalty shootout.

In the resultant penalty kicks, the Ghanaians scored all the five kicks while Nigeria lost one to give the visitor a 5-4 win.

Sporting Tribune recall that the Black Stars on March 29 this year stopped the senior national football team, the Super Eagles  from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after they held the three time African champions   to a 1-1 draw at the same Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.