Ghana 0 vs 0 Nigeria – 11 October 2011
Match Type
Friendly game
Venue
Vicarage Stadium, Watford, London
Coach
Samson Siasia
Match Line Up
1 Austin EJIDE (Goal Keeper)
5 Efe AMBROSE
3 Taye TAIWO
2 Joseph YOBO (Captain)
13 Dele ADELEYE
4 Joel OBI
6 Fegor OGUDE
17 Ahmed MUSA
18 Victor Obinna NSOFOR
15 Ikechukwu UCHE
8 Brown IDEYE
Substitute Bench
Chigozie AGBIM (Goal Keeper)
Emmanuel EMENIKE
21 Elderson ECHIEJILE
10 John Obi MIKEL
7 Chinedu OBASI
16 Kalu UCHE
Gege SORIOLA
Peter UTAKA
Emmanuel EKPO
Ekigho EHIOSUN
Substitutions
Kalu UCHE for Ahmed MUSA 60
John Obi MIKEL for Joel OBI 67
Emmanuel EMENIKE for Brown IDEYE 74
Chinedu OBASI for Victor Obinna NSOFOR 80
Peter UTAKA for Ikechukwu UCHE 85
In-form Ghana were held to a 0-0 draw by a de-spirited Nigeria on Tuesday night in an international friendly played at the Vicarage Road Stadium.
The Super Eagles were on a reputation-saving mission after fluffing their lines to miss out on qualifying to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals and they responded to the task.
Head coach Samson Siasia was under pressure after the weekend’s debacle and he also achieved the result that can convince the Nigeria Football Federation technical team.
Ghana enjoyed more of the ball especially in the first part of the first half but could not turn their possession into penetration. Nigeria fought back and looked more dangerous going forward as Ike Uche and Brown Ideye threatened.
Both sides made use of their bench to make wholesale substitutions and the match should have produced some goals but ended goalless.
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic and Nigeria coach Samson Siasia were both pleased with their teams’ performance.
Stevanovic says he will take it one step at a time on the way to the 2012 Nations Cup, while Siasia says he is proud of his team as one for the future.
Ghana XI: Adam Kwarasey, John Paintsil, John Mensah, Isaac Vorsah, Masahudu Alhassan – Anthony Annan, Mohammed Abu – Albert Adomah, Kwadwo Asamoah, Quincy Owusu Abeyie – Prince Tagoe
Substitutes: Daniel Agyei, Asamoah Gyan, Sulley Muntari, Derek Boateng, Lee Addy, Dominic Adiyiah, Samuel Inkoom, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu.
