Otto Addo has started his reign as Ghana’s head coach on a losing note after suffering a narrow loss to arch-rivals Nigeria in an international friendly match on Friday evening.
The former Dortmund talent coach was handed the job on a three year extendable contract following the sacking of Chris Hughton.
There were relatively so many new players in both teams, with Forson Amankwah making his debut as a starter.
The game was contested in a typical derby manner with a lot of aggressive play coming from both teams.
Nigeria were awarded a contentious penalty with seven minutes to the end of the first half which was converted by Cyriel Dessers.
The Black Stars went into recess down by a goal at the Stade Marrakech in Morocco.
Jerome Opoku was sent off 11 minutes after the break, with Ghana finishing the game with a man down.
Ademola Lookman scored in the 83rd minute after the ball was put on the plate for him to convert following a counter-attacking situation, making it 2-0 for Nigeria.
Jordan Ayew pulled one back for Ghana in stoppage time from the penalty spot after Antoine Semenyo was brought down to end the game 2-1 for Nigeria.
