2023 CHAN Qualifiers: Ghana beat Nigeria to qualify for tournament after 8 years of wait
The Black Galaxies of Ghana have qualified for the 2023 Championship of African Nations tournament in Algeria, after recording a 5-4 win against archrivals Nigeria in a penalty-shootout at the Moshood Abiola stadium in Nigeria.
Ghana won the first leg of the tie 2-0 in Cape Coast last week and only needed to avoid defeat to Nigeria in the second leg to progress to the tournament to be staged in Algeria next year.
However, after a goalless 70 minutes, the CHAN Eagles of Nigeria reduced the deficit after scoring in the 76th minute, to make the scoreline 2-1.
It seemed like Ghana were going to hold on to win but the home team scored late in added time to draw parity, taking the game to a penalty-shootout.
The Black Galaxies scored all their penalty kicks while Nigeria missed one to give Ghana a 5-4 win and qualify for the 2023 tournament.
This is the first time Ghana has qualified for the CHAN tournament in eight (8) years, missing out on the last four editions.
The main tournament will commence in Algeria from January 8 to February 5 2023.
