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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana coach Otto Addo is counting on Thomas Partey to lead the Black Stars to victory over their West African rivals Nigeria this month.<\/p>\n

Black Stars take on Super Eagles with a spot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar up for grabs.<\/p>\n

The two teams will meet twice, first on March 25 at the Cape Coast Stadium and then four days later at M.K.O Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Nigeria last week announced their squad with Ghana expected to reveal theirs in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s squad won\u2019t feature skipper Andre Ayew whose red card against Comoros at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) rules him out of the tie.<\/p>\n

His absence is certainly a big blow but his deputy Partey is expected to step up and inspire Ghana to achieve qualification.<\/p>\n

Partey will be the captain for both games, barring unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n

The Arsenal man often demonstrates his immense quality when he captains the team with four goals in five games.<\/p>\n

The only game he didn’t score was a friendly against Algeria ahead of the AFCON, which the North Africans won convincingly in Doha.<\/p>\n

He had scored in four consecutive games, including a fine free-kick that gave Ghana an important away win in the qualifying group stage.<\/p>\n

Partey has been in good form at Arsenal lately and has contributed enormously to the Gunners’ impressive rise to fourth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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