The spoils were a shared in an uneventful goalless draw when Ghana and Nigeria locked horns in the first-leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff tie last Friday.

In a drab contest at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, both sides were guilty of a lethargic display and lack of cutting edge at the attacking end of the pitch as they settled for a draw, leaving all to play for on Tuesday.

Prior to that, the Super Eagles enjoyed a fine group-stage campaign, winning four and claiming one draw from six games to collect 13 points and finish top of Group C, two points above runners-up Cape Verde.

However, Nigeria now return to home soil where they have struggled to get going, claiming just two wins from their last nine games since 2019, while losing three and claiming four draws in that time.

Austine Eguavoen's men, who are currently 32nd in the latest FIFA World Rankings, will look to end this dry spell and equal Cameron's record for the most represented African nation in the history of the World Cup with seven appearances.



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加纳和尼日利亚在上周五的世界杯预选赛首回合比赛中战平，双方均无进球。

在巴巴亚拉体育场(Baba Yara Sports Stadium)举行的一场单调的比赛中，双方都表现得无精打采，在进攻端缺乏锋线，最终打成平局，剩下的都是周二的比赛。

在此之前，超级鹰队在小组赛中表现不错，四胜一平，积13分，以比第二名佛得角高出2分的成绩位列C组第一。

然而，尼日利亚现在回到了自己的家乡，在2019年以来的九场比赛中，他们只赢了两场，而在这段时间里，他们输了三场，并取得了四场平局。

奥斯丁·伊加沃恩率领的南非男足目前在国际足联最新的世界排名中排名第32位，他们将努力结束这一干旱期，并将追平卡梅伦创下的七次出征世界杯、成为世界杯历史上代表非洲国家最多的纪录。