Ghana defeated their bitter rivals Nigeria by 7 wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier ‘A’ at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos on Tuesday. Second Innings saw Ghana attain that feat with Simon Ateak scoring 50 runs not out off 57 balls, James Vifah posted 32 runs off 35 balls, with Rexford Bakum and Awe Awiah adding 11 runs. Ghana captain Aboagye praised his team for putting up a spirited fight despite playing on an away ground. He said, “We knew the Nigeria game was going to be tough so we planned the strategy of getting the wickets of their top batsmen immediately we lost the loss and it worked out that way. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 21:56 UTC