February 09, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles, will face the Ghanaian Black Stars in the second leg of their 2022 World Cup qualifier on March 27, according to the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) communications department.
The statement from the football body read in part: “Nigeria and Ghana will face off in a pitched battle at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Sunday, 27th March in what is the final leg of a potentially-explosive FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round.”
According to the NFF, CAF has confirmed the 27th of March as the date for the second leg, with the Black Stars still deciding between the 23rd and 24th of next month for the first fixture.
“The Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday confirmed the date of the reverse leg to the Confederation of African Football, with the Ghana Football Association now to confirm whether the first leg inside the Cape Coast Stadium will be on Wednesday, 23rd March or Thursday, 24th March.”
The Super Eagles will play their second leg match at the freshly reconstructed Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, which means they will return to competitive football in the nation’s capital after a long hiatus.
“The final leg encounter will be the 59th clash at senior level between both West African giants in a chequered 71-year rivalry, and will also be the first game involving the Super Eagles at the country’s premium sporting arena since the Eagles defeated Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane 3-1 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on 15th October 2014.”
THEWILL recalls that the Super Eagles qualified for the play-offs by winning Group C, defeating Cape Verde, Liberia, and the Central African Republic.
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