Germany international of Ghanaians descent Jerome Boateng has congratulated the Black Stars after securing qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar.
The Black Stars held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw which secured them a spot at the Mundial in Qatar this year's after qualifying with 1-1 aggregate.
Arsenal star Thomas Partey opened the scoring of the decisive game after 10 minutes at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong converted a penalty to draw the Super Eagles level after a VAR decision in the 22nd minute.
In a post sighted by Footballghana.com, the former Bayern Munich defender congratulated the Black Stars after securing World Cup qualification over Nigeria.
“YESSIR! Ghana goes to World Cup 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Congrats @ghanafaofficial” he tweeted.
Ghana is returning to the World Cup after missing out in Russia 2018.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s dream of securing a 7th qualification has taken a nosedive.
Jerome Boateng, who opted to play for Germany at the expense of Ghana won the FIFA World Cup in 2014 with the German national team.
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