2022 World Cup playoffs: Black Stars to start training this evening ahead of Nigeria clash

Black Stars are expected to start training on Monday evening at the Accra Sports stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 playoff first leg tie against Nigeria.

Some of the players touched down in the country yesterday with the last batch expected to will arrive by tonight.

Black Stars will host Nigeria in the first leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff on March 25 at the Baba Yara Stadium, before travelling to Abuja for the return leg on March 29, 2022, at the Moshood Abiola Stadium.

The Super Eagles according to reports arrived in Ghana with a chartered flight for the crucial game few days ago.

This upcoming encounter is one that will be keenly watched by football fans in Accra and Abuja because of the known rivalry between the two countries.

The winner of the tie will represent the continent at the World football showpiece which is scheduled to take place from November 21 to December

The Super Eagles are seeking to qualify for the global showpiece a 7th time and, since 1994, have missed only one of seven editions. The last of three appearances by Ghana was in 2014.