The African division of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification serves as a qualifier for national teams that are members of the Confederation of African Football, which will be hosted in Qatar (CAF). CAF teams have a total of five berths available in the final competition.
The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties. The winners of each fixture will qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
VAR has successfully been installed at the Baba Yara Sports stadium, Kumasi, ahead of the World Cup playoff qualifier between Ghana and Nigeria on Friday.
This is the first time the technology is applied in Ghana
Two of West Africa’s biggest football heavyweights clash first on Friday and also on Tuesday to determine who progress to the Mundial in Qatar
Ghana host Nigeria on Friday, March 25, at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi in the first match of their two-legged final qualifying playoff for the 2022 FIFA World.
It promises to be a pulsating encounter between two West African brothers, boasting a combined eight Africa Cup of Nations titles between them, and are acclaimed eternal rivals both on the pitch and out of it.
The battle of Kumasi will be the 50th meeting between Ghana and Nigeria since they first met in an international friendly in October 1950. And with a World Cup ticket at stake, these qualifying deciders could be the most important fixture between the two.
Kamaldeen Sulemana misses out for Ghana due to injury, while Andre Ayew is suspended in what is a huge blow for his country.
His absence means there will be even more pressure on brother Jordan Ayew to lead the line.
Francis Uzoho is expected to start in goal for Nigeria, with Maduka Okoye out through illness. Wilfried Ndidi will also be absent, after the Leicester midfielder picked up an injury that could rule him out for the rest of the season.
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