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    2025 Unity Cup: Black Stars to settle for third-place playoff after defeat to Nigeria

    ZamZam UpdateBy ZamZam UpdateMay 29, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The Black Stars didn’t guide a spot within the remaining of the 2025 Unity Cup following their slim defeat to Nigeria on Wednesday night.

    Cyriel Dessers opener and Razak Simpson’s personal objective took the sport away from Ghana earlier than Brandon Thomas-Asante got here off the bench to attain a comfort for Otto Addo’s facet.

    Nigeria loved a blistering begin to the sport after the Rangers ahead scored after simply 14 minutes, capitalising on a slip by Simpson in an try to clear a cross.

    The Nations FC defender’s nightmare present continued after a header deflected off him earlier than beating goalkeeper Benjamin Asare to double the lead for the Tremendous Eagles.

    Ghana was pressured into a primary half substitution after Aaron Essel, making his debut, picked up an harm and was changed by Ebenezer Annan.

    Nigeria went into the break with a commanding two-goal lead.

    Addo make two modifications at halftime with Caleb Yirenkyi and Thomas-Asante being thrown into the sport.

    Ghana grew into the sport and created possibilities however needed to wait till the seventieth minute when a well-worked ball down the left noticed Annan arrange Thomas-Asante for the Black Stars’ objective.

    Debutant Christopher Bonsu Baah nearly registered an help however Jordan Ayew failed to attach with the Genk winger’s cross.

    Nordsjaelland’s Yirenkyi and Abu Francis additionally got here near drawing Ghana levelled late within the recreation however their efforts didn’t hit the web.

    On the finish of 90 minutes, it was victory for Nigeria who now have back-to-back wins over Ghana of their final two conferences at senior degree.

    Wednesday nitght’s end result means Nigeria will play Jamaica within the remaining on Saturday, Could 31, whereas Ghana face Trinidad and Tobago within the third-place playoff recreation.

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