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World Cup 2022 play-off draw: Ghana to battle Nigeria

By : cd on 22 Jan 2022, 06:49     |     Source: christian ahorgah

Ghana Nigeria

One of two West African giants will be out of contention in the Qatar 2022 World Cup after an interesting draw held Saturday.

Ghana will face West African rival, Nigeria for a spot in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The draw held in Douala, Cameroon was conducted by CAF Competitions Director Samson Adamu, assisted by CAF legends El Hadji Diouf and Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Black stars would be aiming to appease their fans by earning a fourth World Cup appearance after a disappointing elimination from the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon. Ghana have qualified for three FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Whereas, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be hoping to qualify for the global football showpiece for the seventh time and, since 1994, have missed only one of seven editions.

The Black Stars host the first leg between March 24-29, 2022 while the Teslim Balogun Stadium will stage the second leg in the same month.

The full draw :

Egypt vs Senegal

Cameroon vs Algeria

Ghana vs Nigeria

DR Congo vs Morocco

Mali vs Tunisia