Afternoon all, and welcome to Nigeria v Ghana!

Osinhem heads out....

Ducking inside a pair of challenges on the right corner of the box, then humping a cross to the far post, but it's far too strong for Osimhen.

And why would we be? There's so much at stake here. But in the meantime, Ayew robs Ekong, who does well when the ref blows for a foul.

But Ghana counter, Kyere's ball in behind just to strong for Kudus, on the burst, so Uzoho comes to collect.

But Nigeria exert first pressure, winning a pair of throw-ins down the right, deep inside the Ghana half. There's a scuffle in the box before the second, which Aina sends backwards to Ekong - why? - but when the ball comes in, Idrissu panics and slices behind for a totally unnecessary corner. Pressure!

Nigeria gave away 20,000 tickets for free to make sure the ground was full. Every Premier League football team should do that with unsold tickets for every game, and be fined for any seats left unfilled.

The noise is intense!

Oh man, this is some atmosphere. Someone is going to have the best night of their life tonight, and someone may well have the worst. Football!

Housekeeping: away goals do count, and if it's 0-9 after 90 minutes, we'll have extra-time prior to penalties.

Anthem time!

The players are tunnelled, and here they come! The ground in Abuja is absolutely jumping.

Why is this game not on telly in the UK? When you think about the nonsense that is, it's really very hard to believe.

Nigeria's women, meanwhile, are already sorted.

Or, put another way, African qualification is brutal: however well you do in the groups, you have to beat a quality side over two legs to earn your spot. It is, though, an extreme buzz.

Elsewhere, Egypt lead Senegal 1-0 from the first leg of their tie. You can follow that one here:

That Ghanaian team in full, tweeted a full 17 minutes before kick-off. Thanks, lads.

Get yourselves into the mood....

Looking at the two teams, I wonder if Ghana might have the edge in midfield. Partey and Kudus are very serious, good enough to outplay most teams in the world. However Nigeria's front three of Dennis, Osimhen and Lookman is no joke whatsoever, and one of them will probably decide this tie.

I think Ayew will play on the left, with Afena-Gyan in the middle.