Ghana Didn’t Deprive Us World Cup Place; Let Us Support Them – Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, a former National Assembly lawmaker, has urged Nigerians to support Ghana in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Track News reports that the politician made the announcement on Sunday via his verified Twitter handle.

Nigeria was unable to accompany its African counterparts to Qatar for the most intriguing world football tournament.

Remember that Ghana’s Black Stars defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles to earn a spot on the World Cup 2022 team list.

Sani, who stated on the bird app that he is currently in Qatar, acknowledged that it would be difficult for Nigerians to do, but he advised citizens to support Ghana in winning the competition.

According to the former lawmaker, Ghana did not deny Nigeria the opportunity to travel to Qatar, instead ensuring that the African country assembled the best team possible to face the Super Eagles.

“Nigerians should support Ghana to win,” Sani tweeted. I understand how difficult it is. They did not deny us the opportunity to visit Qatar. They simply assembled their best players and outperformed them. I’m not sure if the players we had were our best.”

Ecuador defeats Qatar 2-0 in the World Cup opener.
Meanwhile, Ecuador defeated Qatar 2-0 in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday.

According to Track News, Enner Valencia of Fenerbahce scored an early goal for Ecuador in the third minute before it was disallowed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.

Valencia scored again in the 16th minute with a penalty kick, and then again in the 31st minute with an accurate header.

The striker left the field in the 43rd minute with a minor injury, and the first half ended 2-0, despite Qatar’s improved performance after the second goal and Almoez Ali missing a crucial shot in the final seconds.

Pedro squandered another golden opportunity to put Qatar back in the game in the 61st minute.

In the 77th minute, Enner Valencia came off the bench to applause.

Ecuador won 2-0 after a long shot by Qatar’s Muntari missed the Ecuador goal by an inch in the 85th minute.

As a result of this result, Qatar became the first World Cup host nation to lose the opening match.

Ecuador now leads World Cup Group A with three points, while Qatar is fourth with none.