A first half goal from Cyril Dessers and an goal from Ghana’s Razak Simpson were all Super Eagles needed to defeat their perennial rivals, Black Stars of Ghana 2-1 in a Unity Cup match decided at the Brentford Community stadium in London Wednesday night.
The victory in a game where new players were introduced for the first time earned the Eric Chelle-tutored team a place in Saturday’s against Jamaican.
The match, dubbed the “Jollof Derby,” was anything but friendly, as the historic rivalry between the two West African giants reignited in front of a packed, energetic crowd of diaspora fans in West London.
Dessers goal which came early in the 14th minute, was expertly chested down from a cross before he rifled a low shot past Ghanaian goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim
