The senior national team of Nigeria will take on arch rivals Ghana in the play off for the 2022 World Cup to determine the team that will be at the tournament in Qatar.
In the draws made this afternoon, Nigeria drew Ghana and will play the first tie away from home before the return leg in Nigeria. Both games will be played in March.
Ghana were knocked out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage and the FA responded by firing their coach Milovan Rajevac with a new coach set to be appointed for the World Cup playoff.
Nigeria meanwhile are through to the round of 16 of the tournament with interim coach Austine Eguavoen now tipped to land the job in full capacity despite the announcement by the NFF that Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro will take over after the tournament.
For now Eguavoen will likely lead Nigeria in the games as he has impressed with the way he has steered the team at the AFCON following the sacking of Gernot Rohr. The team won all their group stages games at the tournament with a style of football rated by many as the best they have seen in recent years.
