Ghana – Nigeria, Picks and Tips
Ghana made a much underwhelming final tournament in early 2022. "The 'Black Stars' failed to even qualify for the knockout stages, even though they were in a group with weaker teams such as Comoros, Gabon and Morocco. Somehow, the poor result at the Africa Cup of Nations was heralded by the defeat in the friendly against Algeria before the final tournament. The Ghanaians lost 0-3 a few days before their first official match at the Africa Cup of Nations. "The Black Stars started with a defeat against Morocco. The Moroccans won 1-0 in a match in which they dominated Ghana completely. The Ghanaians then drew 1-1 with Gabon, a match in which Andre Ayew opened the scoring from the spot. They were level in the 88th minute. There was still nothing to lose, especially as the last opponent was the Comoros Islands, who had odds of 11.50 on the win offered by BET365. Ghana should have won to qualify further, but failed to do so. In fact, they lost, a match in which Andre Ayew was shown a straight red card in the 25th minute. "The Black Stars lost 2-3 and went home.
Nigeria got off to a perfect start at the Africa Cup of Nations. They were the team that won all their group games and in two of them they didn't even concede a goal. And their first opponent was a worthy opponent, Salah's Egypt, who were to play in the final. Only Nigeria won 1-0 through Iheanacho's goal. Sudan followed, beaten 3-1, then Guinea-Bissau, whom the 'super-eagles' beat 2-0. The Nigerians were among the favourites to win the African Cup of Nations. In the last 16 they met Tunisia, who did not have all their starters available. Iwobi was sent off in the 66th minute when Nigeria were 0-1 down. This was also the final result as the Super Eagles were unable to score.Before Ghana-Nigeria, the Super Eagles finished first in a group that also included Cape Verde, Liberia and the Central African Republic. Before the direct match in the last round, Nigeria and Cape Verde were two points apart and qualification was decided then. A draw was enough for Nigeria to reach the qualifying play-off. Before Ghana-Nigeria, the 'super-eagles' have five appearances at the world finals. Their best performances were in 1994, 1998 and 2014 - the last 16.
Our recommendation tip for Ghana – Nigeria: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.70