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2022 FIFA World Cup Playoff: Super Eagles Hold Resilient Black Stars In Scoreless Draw

 

Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup was not harmed adversely on Friday night at the Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi as they played out a goalless draw against the Black Stars of Ghana.

The Ghanaians put the Eagles under intense pressure for 90 minutes albeit both sides had chances to score which were not converted.

Nigeria had a penalty call in the second half overruled after the VAR spotted a foul in the buildup to a handball inside the Ghana penalty area.

The return leg of the fixtures will be played at the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja on Tuesday evening.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

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