Nigeria tame Ghana 3-1 in Uyo, choose TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 ticket
…Joins Niger, Sudan, others
Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles on Saturday tamed the Black Gallacies of Ghana 3-1 in Uyo to select one of many obtainable slots for TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024.
Nigeria turned the most recent group to safe a spot within the 2024 CHAN following a goalless attract Accra, Ghana final weekend.
All three objectives scored by Nigeria got here within the first half, whereas Ghana’s comfort purpose got here within the second half, however was not sufficient to avoid wasting the Black Gallacies.
“They may be depending on so much history and the times they have been victorious over Nigeria, especially in the CHAN, but we are blind to that,” Coach Daniel Ogunmodede mentioned, as he emphasised that the group was undeterred by Ghana’s previous successess.
The Nigerian facet is making a return to the event after lacking out within the final two editions in 2018 and 2022
The 2024 CHAN can be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from February 1 to twenty-eight, 2025.
CHAN is unique to gamers competing within the home leagues accross Africa and presents a platform to showcase native expertise on a continental stage.
Earlier on Friday, Niger secured a spot within the 2024 CHAN following a goalless draw in opposition to Togo of their second-leg encounter.
The Mena A’ facet superior on the away objectives rule, having drawn 1-1 within the first leg performed in Lomé.
The match, held on the Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako, Mali, noticed each groups produce a cautious efficiency.
Despite their efforts, the native Sparrowhawks of Togo failed to seek out the breakthrough they wanted to beat Niger’s slight benefit.
The end result ensures Niger’s fifth look within the CHAN finals, cementing their standing as one of many competitors’s constant performers.
Meanwhile, Sudan turned the primary group to guide a spot within the 2024 CHAN after a resilient 2-1 victory over Ethiopia of their second-leg conflict on Wednesday.
The end result, mixed with a 2-0 win within the first leg, noticed the Nile Crocodiles comfortably advance 4-1 on mixture to play within the event following Wednesday’s match.
Musa Kanti opened the scoring within the sixteenth minute for Sudan in entrance of a jubilant dwelling crowd, piling strain on the Walya Antelopes, who confronted a frightening three-goal deficit.
Ethiopia struggled to discover a foothold within the first half as Sudan’s defence held agency.
After the break, the guests confirmed extra dedication and have been rewarded within the sixty fifth minute when Bekele Berhane struck to stage the sport.
However, Ethiopia’s pleasure was short-lived. Just 4 minutes later, Sudan’s captain Mohamed Abdelrahman restored the lead with a medical end, sealing the win for Sudan’s fourth CHAN qualification.
Ethiopia’s spirited effort fell brief because the Walya Antelopes did not overturn their first-leg deficit.
Sudan maintained management over each legs of the qualifiers to safe back-to-back CHAN appearances.
Sudan now appears forward to February’s event, co-hosted by Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, the place they hope to make a major influence.
As the qualifiers proceed, 9 further groups have been selected Saturday.
Burkina Faso overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit in opposition to Côte d’Ivoire with a 2-0 dwelling win, and went by way of on penalties.
Cameroon then again misplaced 1-2 to Central African Republic to overlook out of the 2024 CHAN.
Other scores are Zambia 3-0 Mozambique; DR Congo 3-1 Chad; Guinea Bissau 1-2 Guinea
The closing 4 spots for the CHAN 2024 event can be decided on Sunday, with Mali trying to get better from a 1-0 loss of their first-leg conflict in opposition to Mauritania.
