Our prediction for this match:
Nigeria
Match Time & Date:
22/03/2024
14:00
Prediction: 1-0
Ghana
Stade de Marrakech will host Friday’s friendly between Nigeria and Ghana, the two African powerhouses. The Super Eagles did well to make it to the Africa Cup of Nations final last month, but hosts Ivory Coast eventually won the trophy. The Nigerians are now preparing for the 20226 World Cup qualifiers and, no doubt, boss Jose Peseiro will use March friendlies to test as many players as possible. As all Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, and Wilfried Ndidi made the cut, home win should definitely be considered.
The Black Stars, meanwhile, failed to impress at the showpiece tournament in Ivory Coast, with the team missing out on a spot in the last 16. Nigeria are more of a team than Ghana and we predict that the nominal hosts will prove their worth on the field. The good news for new Ghana boss Otto Addo is that Brighton right back Tariq Lamptey returns from injury. All David Akologo, Ibrahim Osman, Nathaniel Adjei, and Diomande Mohammed have received their first call-ups.
Highlighted Player (Alex Iwobi):
Alex Iwobi is one of the most talented African footballers. The Nigerian football player was born in Lagos on May 3, 1996, but he moved to Arsenal at the age of 8. In 2015 he made his first-team debut for the Gunners, starting in a 3-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.
Speaking of his Premier League debut, Alex Iwobi played his first game for Arsenal in a 3-0 victory over Swansea City in October, 2015. The pacey winger played for England at youth level, but he eventually went on to play for Nigeria. Iwobi made his senior debut with the Super Eagles on October 8, 2015, coming as a substitute for Ahmed Musa in a 2-0 loss to DR Congo.
On October 7, 2017 the Arsenal footballer scored the winner for Nigeria against Zambia (1-0) which helped the Super Eagles book their place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. Speaking of his individual trophies, Alex Iwobi was named CAF Young Player of the Year 2016.
Highlighted Team (Ghana):
Ghana are an African football team administered by Ghana Football Association. The Black Stars made their first ever appearances at the World Cup finals in 2006 and they were grouped with the likes of Italy, Czech Republic and United States. Ghana booked their place in the last 16, but they were outclassed by Brazil in the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
In 2010 the Ghanaians did remarkably well to make it to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup and it has to be noted that they were more than unfortunate not to eliminate Uruguay in the knockout stages of the tournament in South Africa.
The likes of Asamoah Gyan, Richard Kingson, John Paintsil, Emmanuel Agymang-Badu, Sulley Muntari, John Mensah, Andre Ayew, Kwadwo Asamoah, Harrison Afful and Abedi Pele are Ghana’s most capped players, but, no doubt, Michael Essien is the most famous footballer who played for the Black Stars. The Ghanaians play their home games in white shirts, while the colour of the team’s away kit is red.
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