The captain of the home based Nigeria national team, Junior Harrison Nduka, has issued a stern warning to Ghana ahead of the second leg of their 2024 African Nations Championship qualifying tie.
Nigeria held the Black Galaxies to a goalless draw at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first leg with the reverse fixture set for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria. It is the second time both nations are meeting in the CHAN qualifiers with Ghana triumphing over Nigeria via penalty shootouts to qualify for the last edition in 2022.
Junior Harrison Nduka answered a question posed by Pan-Africa Football’s Adamu Muftawu after the goalless draw:
“The future lies in our hands right now, we need to qualify by all means and at the same time we know we have to defend as well because the best way to defend is to attack," he told Pan-Africa Football.
“The last time I watched Ghana play against Nigeria was in Abuja, our stadium was vandalized. We know how they [Ghana] gave us a bitter pill and this time round we need to give them the same pill as well because we know what is at stake. It is a must win for us, no compromise about it.”
The main tournament will hosted by three nations: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in February 2025.
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