Nigeria Under-20 national team played out
a 2-2 draw with Ghana in a friendly match at
the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday.
The Black Satellites twice came back from
trailing the visiting Nigerians in a thrilling
encounter, with Yaw Yeboah and Joseph
Aidoo canceling out Musa Yahaya and
Chidera Ezeh’s efforts respectively.
The game was the first of two test matches
for the Flying Eagles, who will face their
counterpart in Tema on Wednesday.
Benjamin Tetteh came close to placing
Ghana in the lead after five minutes when
his effort scrapped the crossbar.
Mustapha Abdullahi then set up Taiwo
Awoniyi in the box but the Kalmar FF
forward threw caution to the wind.
Manchester City academy product Yeboah
missed narrowly two minutes later before
being denied by goalkeeper Joshua
Enaholo.
The Eagles broke the deadlock on 27
minutes with Musa slotting home after a
nice combination upfront.
The Coach Manu Garba side continued to
press the host but could not cap their spell
of sustained pressure with a second goal as
Ghana goalkeeper and skipper Michael Sai
kept out Musa Abdullahi and Musa Yahaya’s
efforts.
The Satellites restored parity five minutes
after the half-hour mark when Chidera Ezeh
clattered into a player inside the box and
Yeboah tucked in the ensuing penalty.
Ezeh restored Nigeria’s one-goal cushion
five minutes to half time, finishing off
another swift Eagles attack.
Enaholo diverted a dangerous Yeboah free-
kick in the 48th minute but Joseph Aidoo
sealed a draw for the Ghanaians two
minutes later, when he slotted home a loose
ball from inside the visitors’ box.
Substitute Bernard Bubwa could have
grabbed a late winner for the Eagles but his
effort from six yards out was well dealt with
by the Ghanaian goalkeeper.