Nigeria Earn Bragging Rights As Super Eagles Defeat Ghana 2-1
A goal in each half was all Nigeria needed to claim the bragging rights against Ghana’s Black Stars in a 2-1 win on Friday evening.
The Super Eagles scored first courtesy of a Cyril Dessers penalty and a sweet finish from Ademola Lookman of Atalanta. But Jordan Ayew scored a late spot-kick to give the 10-men Ghana a consolation.
Nigeria, fresh off a great campaign where they finished runners-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were without the CAF Player of the Year Victor Osimhen, and defender William Troost-Ekong among others. Both are nursing injuries.
However, from the blast of the whistle, the much-changed Super Eagles side dictated the pace in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.
Nigeria could not get a goal despite dominating the early exchanges. But 37 minutes into the game, Rangers’ Dessers justified interim coach George Finish’s fate in him. He slotted from the spot after a Ghanaian defender handled the ball to give the Super Eagles the advantage.
