The Tremendous Eagles will face Ghana’s Black Galaxies on the Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo on Saturday, December 28, within the second leg of their 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier.
CHAN Qualification Battle
Nigeria and Ghana are competing in a two-legged tie to safe a spot within the CHAN match, which can happen from February 1 to twenty-eight, 2025, in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
The primary leg led to a goalless draw, with each groups fielding gamers solely from their home leagues, as per CHAN guidelines.
Key Match Particulars
The away aim rule will apply, which means Nigeria should keep away from conceding, as a rating draw would get rid of the Tremendous Eagles.
Ghana’s Black Galaxies have a powerful report in opposition to Nigeria in CHAN qualifiers, having denied the Eagles a spot within the finals in 2009 and 2023. Nonetheless, Nigeria’s Coach Daniel Ogunmodede stays assured.
“They could depend on their historical past of victories over Nigeria, particularly in CHAN, however we aren’t distracted by that,” Ogunmodede stated.
Match Officers
The sport will probably be officiated by a Moroccan group, with Hamza El Fariq because the referee. He will probably be assisted by Abdessamad Abertoune and Zakaria Bouchtaoui, whereas Hicham Temsamani will act because the fourth official.
Kick-off Time
The match is scheduled to start out at 5 PM Nigerian time (17:00 GMT+1).
The winner of this tie will earn a ticket to the eighth African Nations Championship.
