The Super Eagles of Nigeria made it to the final of the Unity Cup friendly tournament with a 2-1 win over Ghana in the tournament’s other game , OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Jamaica have earlier booked their spot with a 3-2 win over Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, and goals from Cyriel Dessers and Semi Ajayi ensured that the Super Eagles join them in the final.
Cyriel Dessers made up for missing two opportunities with a smart finish in the 14th minute by making the best of an unfortunate slip by a Ghanian defender in his bid to clear a cross from Samaila Sodiq.
Semi Ajayi’s deflected header from a free kick from Samuel Chukwueze doubled the lead for the Eric Chelle led side in the 19th minute, leaving Ghana confused.
Super Eagles failed to put the game to bed with Papa Daniel attempting a lob with the goalkeeper beaten and a deflected effort from Frank Onyeka had the Ghanaian goalkeeper Benjamin Asare scrambling wasn’t enough to give Nigeria a commanding break.
Ghana returned from the break the better side and got rewarded when Brandon Thomas-Asante pulled a goal back for them in the 70th minute. It ended up as a consolation goal with the Super Eagles hanging on for the win.
Mohammed Suleiman
