Ademola Lookman was on target as Nigeria Super Eagles beat Ghana 2-1 in an international friendly in Marakesh, Morocco.
The rivalry between both West African nations was heated despite it being a preparatory friendly ahead of 2025 AFCON qualifiers and 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Cyril Dessers opened the goal scoring before Opoku's red card which came during the second half with the Super Eagles dominating proceedings.
It was good from both ends as they kicked off with pace and pushing from their end to ensure they took an early lead which did not come immediately.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria continued building on their opportunities until they were given a penalty in the encounter which brought life to the game.
Cyril Dessers came through in the 38th minute after making sure he beautifully tucked the ball into the goal beating the goalkeeper.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria did not have much to do as they entered inside for the first half with a 1-0 lead against Ghana who from their end were good but couldn’t score.
There was so much both teams came into the second half and played trying all they could to make things happen.
Ghana dominated things in the match at some point before Opoku was sent off which came in the 59th minute giving Nigeria a slight advantage.
Ademola Lookman came off the bench to score in the 84th minute making sure Nigeria increased their advantage to 2-0 with a few minutes left on the clock.
Jordan Ayew made things 2-1 in the additional minutes which saw him score from the penalty spot to ensure things were narrowed down between them.
Nigeria were able to get the job done by beating Ghana 2-1 in the friendly game, ending their sixteen-year wait for victory over the Black Stars.
The rivalry between both West African nations was heated despite it being a preparatory friendly ahead of 2025 AFCON qualifiers and 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Cyril Dessers opened the goal scoring before Opoku's red card which came during the second half with the Super Eagles dominating proceedings.
It was good from both ends as they kicked off with pace and pushing from their end to ensure they took an early lead which did not come immediately.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria continued building on their opportunities until they were given a penalty in the encounter which brought life to the game.
Cyril Dessers came through in the 38th minute after making sure he beautifully tucked the ball into the goal beating the goalkeeper.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria did not have much to do as they entered inside for the first half with a 1-0 lead against Ghana who from their end were good but couldn’t score.
There was so much both teams came into the second half and played trying all they could to make things happen.
Ghana dominated things in the match at some point before Opoku was sent off which came in the 59th minute giving Nigeria a slight advantage.
Ademola Lookman came off the bench to score in the 84th minute making sure Nigeria increased their advantage to 2-0 with a few minutes left on the clock.
Jordan Ayew made things 2-1 in the additional minutes which saw him score from the penalty spot to ensure things were narrowed down between them.
Nigeria were able to get the job done by beating Ghana 2-1 in the friendly game, ending their sixteen-year wait for victory over the Black Stars.
