The Ghana national football team better known as Black Stars has been dealt with a blow following the injury of their goalkeeper Richard Attah ahead of their 2022 Qatar World Cup play-off clash against Nigeria later this month.

The Eagles and the Black Stars are set for a spirited double-header clash for a ticket to football’s biggest showpiece in Qatar.

The first of the two-leg clash is scheduled for Cape Coast Stadium on March 25, while the return leg holds four days later at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

The extent of the injury is yet to be revealed but it comes as a huge blow to the Black Stars, who are hoping to have their best players available for the Eagles clash.

A Nigerian professional footballer Asisat Oshoala and her Barcelona teammates have emerged champions of the Spanish women’s league on Sunday, 13th of March 2022.

Barcelona were confirmed champions after they defeated Granadilla Tenerife 1-0 away.

The win was enough as other results went their way, with title rivals Levante falling to a 1-1 away draw against Espanyol. The winning goal for Barca was scored by Bruna Vilamala in the 38th minute.

Oshoala was not available in the game that sealed their triumph in the women’s league due to an ankle injury she is nursing.

Barcelona clinched the title after 26 fixtures, winning all of the games to successfully defend the title and clinching it the top-flight for the sixth time.

Players invited for Ghana’s game against Nigeria for the 2022 World Cup playoff will start arriving in the country on Sunday March 20

The Ghana FA is yet to announce the Black Stars squad for the doubleheader with just a few days for the team to open camp.

The move by the Ghana FA to delay in announcing the squad is part of the strategies been adopted by the Ghanaians ahead of the game against their West African rivals.

Black Stars interim coach Otto Addo has already submitted the squad to the Ghana Football Association for review.

The sqaud is dominated by players to have made the AFCON squad and will also feature some debutants who are playing actively for their clubs.

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has been ruled out of the game due to suspension but is expected to be in camp to support the players.

GHANAsoccernet.com understands that all the players invited for the clash have received their invitations and will start arriving in the country on Sunday.

The Black Stars will open camp on Monday March 21, 2022 in Cape Coast.

Ghana hosts Nigeria on March 25 in the first leg at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

The second leg comes off four days time in Abuja at the Moshood Abiola Stadium.

Ghana are set to be stripped of the chance of hosting the first-leg of their decisive 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff qualifying tie against Nigeria at their much-fancied Cape Coast Stadium later this month after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) sent it stadium inspectors to Kumasi on Sunday, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.

This is the clearest indication from Africa’s football governing body that this month’s titanic clash could be moved to Kumasi instead of the Ghana Football Association (GFA)’s favoured Cape Coast Stadium that had been initiallly approved for the game.

It comes after CAF officials inspected the Kumasi Sports Stadium in the Ashanti Regional capital on Sunday afternoon ahead of the league match, clearly indicating that the change of venue for the match is very much on the cards.

The three-man CAF inspection team was taken to observe the Kumasi Stadium by the GFA’s Alex Asante who is in charge of international competitions before the report on the visit was sent to CAF.

The report from the officials on Sunday will result in this week’s final decision from CAF on whether the match should be moved to Kumasi from Cape Coast.

There have been complaints about the pitch in Cape Coast after it hosted an Independence Day parade on 6 March to mark the country’s 65th anniversary.

Officials of the National Sports Authority began work on the field last week but it looks like it will not be in good condition for the 25 March showdown.

The Nigeria Football Federation filed a complaint and request for a venue change after photos of the bad nature of the Cape Coast Stadium field went viral.

The pitch of the stadium, that is supposed to host the Black Stars versus Super Eagles blockbuster, was left in a terribly bad shape after it was pounded with Independence Day activities on Sunday.

The newly-built stadium in central Ghana has been left in terrible condition following the Independence Day parade on Sunday.

Military and police horses hit the ground for several hours during the parade to celebrate Ghana’s 65th Independence which has left the pitch looking like a cassava farm.

The grass, that was approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has suffered severe damage and the surface look brown, making it unplayable.

The pitch would look unrecognizable for CAF officials who gave the greenlight to the Cape Coast Stadium to host the match that would attract global attention.

That is because global television stations will be beaming the match live on their screens and the poor state of the pitch would project Ghanaian and African football in a very bad light.

Top stars from both sides and their foreign clubs would also be worried that their players could be prone to serious injuries if they play on a pitch of such nature.

The players from the top clubs would also not be able to play their best football on a pitch of such nature which has been the bane of African football and how administrators take the issue of pitches for matches seriously.

This has sparked fears that the game could be relocated to another venue to avoid any embarrassment for African football and CAF has responded now by sending its inspectors.

With just some few days remaining for the crucial World Cup playoff against Nigeria, the NSA started emergency repair work at the Cape Coast Stadium but this exercise could be in fuitility if the game is moved to Kumasi.

Ghana played all home games in the group stages of the qualification in Cape Coast.

After the first-leg, the Black Stars will travel to Abuja in four days time for the second-leg and the winner of the playoff will progress to the World Cup in Qatar.