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Afternoon all, and welcome to Nigeria v Ghana!

World Cup Qualification CAF / Matchday 2
Moshood Abiola National Stadium / 29.03.2022
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Pete Sharland

Updated 29/03/2022 at 19:04 GMT


75'
GHANA HAVE USED AND ARE USING THE BALL MUCH BETTER
Credit to Addo, who saw what happened in the first half, didn't like it, so changed formation and personnel.
73'
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ANOTHER CHANGE FOR GHANA
Bukari replaces Kudus, who's had a disappointing night.
72'
ARIBO STICKS ONE INTO THE CHANNEL FOR OSIMHEN
But again he's gone early, and the flag goes up.
71'
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WHAT A SAVE WALLACOTT!
Nigeria win a free-kick out on the left and Aina swerves it in; Simon is up, applies borw to ball ... but it his the charging keeper in the face!
69'
ODOI PASSES BACK TO WALLACOTT
And for an awful moment it looks like he's sold him short. But the keeper charges out and humps clear.
68'
OSIMHEN'S HAD ENOUGH
He comes deep, spreads right to Dennis, and his cross is low; Aribo has a swing, but sends the ball over the top.
67'
GHANA HAVE DISAPPEARED THE LAST 10 MINUTES VERY WELL
Nigeria are struggling to build pressure. Surely Iheanacho will be on soon.
66'
AFENA-GYAN WINS A CORNER
And the delivery isn't bad, but the ball skids off Kyere's forehead and Nigeria clear.
64'
LOVELY FROM PARTEY
A delicious touch in midfield, on the half-volley and behind his own leg, finding Kudus. Again, nothing comes of it, but Ghana are starting to assert themselves. They're playing with more composure and greater authority than at any time in the tie.
62'
NOW HERE COMES KUDUS!
And not before time. He carries the ball forward, beats one man then two as he makes his way from centre to right before running out of space. That's the kind of thing his team need, taking time and momentum out of the game.
61'
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ANOTHER CHANGE FOR GHANA
Simon replaces Lookman, who justified his inclusion by earning the penalty from which they equalised.
60'
IT SHOULD BE NOTED
On the Nigeria bench sits Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho.
59'
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EXCELLENT FROM ETEBO
Turning, beetling around the outside and crossing. The ball flicks up off a defender, Mensah I think, and Osimhen's overhead hook flies just wide.
58'
AND THERE IT IS
It is indeed a 3-5-2.
57'
KUDUS IS NOW PLAYING UP FRONT WITH AFENA-GYAN
The commentator hasn't confirmed it for us, but I'm pretty sure Ghana are playing 3-5-2 - or 5-3-2, as it'll be for much of the time.
56'
GHANA ARE DOING EVERYTHING VERY SLOWLY
You'd expect them to, but the ref needs to be on the timewasting, because there's going to be a lot of it.
55'
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LOOKMAN'S CORNER IS A GOODUN
Picking out Dennis in the middle! He leaps well, heads down ... and wide. That was a decent chance.
54'
AGAIN, IT'S NIGERIA DOMINATING THE BALL
They need a goal, and when Abdullahi tries a cross from the left, Kyere blocks it at source and the ball leaps behind for a corner.
51'
NICE FROM NIGERIA
Odoi has moved to left-back, and he's completely out of position when Abdullahi turns down the line for Dennis. His cross is a decent one too, but when the ball drops to Aribo, he can only flay high.
50'
I THINK GHANA MAY HAVE GONE TO 3-5-2
Yiadom is a full-back, and I think Mensah will play as one of the centre-backs.
49'
BETTER FROM GHANA
Afena-Gyan racing down the right and beating Bassey, but the ball runs into touch.