Ghana and Nigeria’s World Cup qualifucation hopes remain in the balance after a pulsating first leg finished goalless in their playoff tie.
There was little in the way of clear-cut chances across the 90 minutes in Kumasi, with Moses Simon having the best chance as he was denied in the second-half.
The Super Eagles thought they had a penalty in the closing stages, but it was overturned after a VAR review. This means it’s all to play for heading into the second leg in Nigeria on Tuesday night when a place in Qatar at the end of the year will be won.
It was Ghana who started the match the better of the two sides, roared on by their home fans at the 40 000 capacity stadium reportedly filled with 70 000 spectators.
Meanwhile, Nigeria grew into the game and enjoyed a bright spell just before the break.
Kelechi Iheanacho almost got on the end of a cross at the back post, before Victor Osimhen sent a tame volley at goal that was comfortably saved.
Ademola Lookman was introduced for his Nigeria debut, after he was called up for the first time since his switch to represent the Super Eagles. His new side thought they had a penalty with just over ten minutes to go as Baba Mohammed was penalised for a handball in the box.
However, after a VAR review it was deemed that the Ghana man had been fouled before he handled, and the referee returned from consulting the monitor to overturn his original decision.
