Ghana’s U-23 side the Black Meteors are on the verge of being dumped out of the All African Games after succumbing to an uninspiring 2-0 defeat to rivals Nigeria.<\/p>\n
A drab first half ended goalless with both teams struggling to dominate the game and create goal scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n
Nigeria came close on the stroke of halftime but were denied by the goalkeeping heroics of Richard Ofori.<\/p>\n
Samson Siasia’s Dream-team came out of the dressing room the the more determined of the two teams and were finally rewarded for their efforts after a missed interception from right back Emmanuel Nti Mensah allowed Ajayi Oluwafemi to tap in from close range for the first goal.<\/p>\n
Ghana’s midfield failed to provide the grit needed to shield the defense and the creativity needed to score goals and were put under intense pressure which culminated in a series of errors.<\/p>\n
Muntari Tamimu and Kennedy Ashia were introduced in the latter part of the second half in an attempt to find a spark to drive the team forward by Malik Jabir.<\/p>\n
Ghana’s best chance in the game fell to Asante Kotoko’s Dauda Mohammed after a badly timed back pass strayed into his path but his indecisiveness ensured that he was quickly closed down before he could test the Nigerian goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
Kingsley Sokari put the game beyond the reach of Ghana after he latched unto a floated pass to lob over the onrushing Richard Ofori in the 84th minute of the game.<\/p>\n
Ghana have picked up only a point in Group B following the goalless draw with Senegal in the opening match and will require Nigeria to beat the Senegalese by more than 2 unanswered goals if they are to progress to the next round of the competition.<\/p>\n
Ghana won Gold in the last edition of the competition held in Mozambique.<\/p>\n
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By:Benjamin Nketsia\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n