Comments and predictions for Ghana vs Nigeria: An emotional West African battle
The international friendly match between Ghana and Nigeria takes place at 1:00 a.m. on May 29. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Ghana vs Nigeria team information
Ghana called up 4 players playing domestically and 19 players playing abroad, including Abdul Aziz Issah and Aaron Essel - two faces who participated in the recent U20 CAN.
Key players such as midfielder Abdul Samed Salis (Sunderland), Majeed Ashimeru (Anderlecht) and striker Felix Afena-Gyan (Juventus Next Gen) return, strengthening the midfield and attack.
However, Ghana will be without a number of key players due to injury: Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) and Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth). In that context, Jordan Ayew will be the one to lead the attack in the match against Nigeria.
On the Nigerian side, two big stars – Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman – are absent, along with Fulham pair Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi.
Coach Chelle has called up 10 players from his home country, including the return of veteran Ahmed Musa. The remaining European squad includes notable names such as Moses Simon, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Frank Onyeka, Nathan Tella, Cyriel Dessers and new signing Felix Agu – all of whom have been present at the training camp.
Latest Ghana vs Nigeria expected lineup
Ghana:
Asare; Mensah, Salisu, Simpson, Mamudu; Ashimeru, Samed, Agyekum; Ayew, Asante, Gyan
Nigeria:
Nwabali; Onyemaechi, Ajayi, Ogbu, Ismaila; Ndidi; Chukwueze, Iheanacho, Simon; Dessers, Arokodare
Latest Ghana vs Nigeria football commentary
Ghana have been at a disadvantage in the "Jollof Derby" in recent years, failing to win in their last four encounters with rival Nigeria in all competitions.
The winless run began with a 2-0 defeat in the second leg of the 2022 African Championship of Nations (CHAN) qualifiers, although Ghana still advanced on penalties after a 2-2 draw on aggregate. This was followed by a 2-1 defeat in a March 2023 friendly in Marrakech, followed by a run of CHAN matches in late 2024: a 0-0 draw at home and a 3-1 loss in the return leg, which kept them out of the finals.
However, under the guidance of coach Otto Addo, Ghana entered this friendly match in high form, after beating Chad 5-0 and Madagascar 3-0 in the World Cup qualifiers, maintaining the top position in Group I with 15 points.
With four matches remaining, Ghana has a great chance to qualify for the 5th World Cup in history - a significant consolation after failing to participate in CAN 2024 held in Morocco.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has qualified for CAN 2024 by topping Group D of the qualifying round, but their journey in the World Cup qualifying round has been quite difficult, raising concerns that they may miss the second consecutive World Cup.
The pain of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup has not yet subsided – a 1-1 draw over two legs with Ghana and elimination on away goals. Under new coach Eric Chelle (from Mali), Nigeria opened with a 2-0 win over Rwanda, but were then held to a 1-1 draw at home by Zimbabwe, leaving them in fourth place and six points behind the leaders.
Wednesday's match is therefore extremely important for Nigeria, as it is an opportunity to regain momentum before entering the friendly match with Russia on June 6, then entering the decisive qualifying matches against Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho and Benin in September and October.
Latest Ghana vs Nigeria score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Ghana vs Nigeriaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Ghana 1-1 Nigeria
- WhoScore:Ghana 1-2 Nigeria
- Our newspaper predicts:Ghana 1-1 Nigeria
When and where to watch Ghana vs Nigeria live?
To watch the Ghana vs Nigeria match live in the international friendly match taking place at 1:00 a.m. on May 29, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.
