Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria’s quest to qualify for a major tournament could suffer another blow as the home-based Super Eagles on Sunday evening lost 2-0 to the Black Galaxies of Ghana in the 2023 Africa Nations Championship qualifiers reports Prime Business Africa.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe next edition of the tournament specifically for players in their domesric leagues will hold in Algeria next year with sub regional qualification campaigns holding across Africa.
The Eagles coached by Salisu Yusuf started the better side and dominated the first half of the game but Ghana vastly improved in the second half following the introduction towards the end of the first half by the resourceful Daniel Abagna.
Daniel Afriye scored from the penalty spot five minutes into the second half while Seidu Suraj made it 2-0 in the 86th minute when he pounced on the rebound to slot home the ball after goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka faield to keep out a cross by Abagna.
The Eagles will need to score three unanswered goals to qualify for the tournament.
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.
