Niger score late to salvage a pulsating 1-1 draw against Ghana in their second group game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Coach Otto Addo made only two changes in the line up that started the last game bringing in Inaki Williams and Majeed Ashimeru to take the places of Jordan Ayew and Elisha Owusu.
The Black Stars nearly opened the scoring account in less than 30 seconds into the game after Abdul Fatawu Issahaku's early cross met a wrong connection from Inaki Williams who headed wide.
Daniel Sosah- who was born in Ghana, nearly created the opener for Niger after sending a strong hit from outside the box but was dealt with by Ati-Zigi, a follow up bicycle kick from Boubacar Hainikoye was wide.
Ghana finally jumped into the lead on the stroke of half time through Alidu Seidu who struck from distance straight into the net. That was a beautiful goal.
Back from recess, the Ménas bounced back on a higher note and made some dangerous incursions looking for equalizer but weren't clinical enough upfront.
Sixteen minutes into the second half, Inaki Williams came so close to doubling the lead but his strike was parried out by goalkeeper Hainikoye.
Niger with an on target effort in the last fifteen minutes after a good build up fell on the path of Abdoul Garba but his effort went straight at the throat of Lawrence Ati-Zigi.
Niger finally levelled the score through Oumar Sako who struck into the roof of the net after a scramble in the box from a corner kick. It finished goalless at half time.
The Black Stars players will return to their various clubs and will regroup again to face Sudan in a double header on October 11 and 15, in match-day three and four.
