Forfeit W/Cup Qualifying Showdown With Nigeria, Ghana Urged

The Black Stars have been advised to look beyond Qatar 2022 in order to build a winning side.
Patrick Boamah, a Ghanaian member of parliament urged the nation to withdraw from their upcoming encounter with familiar foes Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Unarguably one of the bitter rivals in international football, Ghana and Nigeria are set for a March showdown over two legs to decide who qualifies for the global showpiece in Qatar later this year.
The Black Stars are in poor standing ahead of the big game following their abysmal showing at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, where they exited the competition in the group stage without winning a single game.
Nigeria, on the other hand, went one step better than Ghana, making it to the Round of 16 after a stellar group stage campaign.
“If need be, we should dissolve our national team and prepare a team over the next five years,” Boamah said on the floor of parliament in a discussion of the Black Stars’ underwhelming performances in Cameroon. “We should not waste our time playing Nigeria in the next World Cup qualifier.
“Look at the team Nigeria has, even though they are out of the tournament I don’t think with this current set-up, we can stand the Nigerians.”
Ghana will host Nigeria in the first leg fixture before travelling away for the reverse tie.
The aggregate winners of this match join four other nations to represent Africa in Qatar.