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Senior International Matches 2025

Round 1

Ghana 36 def. Nigeria 24

Senior International Matches 2025
Round 1

Ghana
36
24
Nigeria
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120378
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd November, 2025
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Referee James Jones
Venue Uni of Ghana (Accra)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 24 6
Ghana Scoresheet Nigeria
Elvis AYERTEY 2 T 2 Gabriel ETIM
Godfred AIKINS   Yusuf AKEEM
Lewis Alexander BOYE   Christian WILLIAMS
Richard Asare BROWN      
Levi OSEI      
Abdul Jalilu YUSSIF      
 
Dieudonne Kofi MONTCHOON 3/5 G 3/3 Gabriel ETIM
Richard Asare BROWN 1/1   1/1 Isa OMALE
Lewis Alexander BOYE 0/1      
Ghana Teams Nigeria
Abdul Jalilu YUSSIF 1 FB 1 John DANIEL
Godfred AIKINS 2 W 2 Christian WILLIAMS
Gideon KLUGEY 3 C 3 Stephen KIKI
Collins Kwaku OFOSU 4 C 4 Joshua ETIM
Richard Asare BROWN 5 W 5 Samuel AKPABIO
 
Dieudonne Kofi MONTCHOON 6 FE 6 Jerry PETER
Lewis Alexander BOYE
[Mirfield]
7 HB 7 Gabriel ETIM
 
Bawah BRIGHT 8 FR 8 Emmanuel AGU
David NARTEY 9 HK 9 Isa OMALE
Emmanuel ACHEAMPONG 10 FR 10 Leslie UME
Johnathan ADOTEY 11 2R 11 Jude ABRACKSON
Levi OSEI 12 2R 12 Yusuf AKEEM
Riddick Abrokwah ALIBA 13 L 13 Godwin JULIUS
 
Elvis AYERTEY 14 B 14 Andrew JOHN
John Bless MENSAH 15 B 15 David GODWIN
Jordan ANNAN 16 B 16 Felix SALAMI
Chris EBO DA GAMA ODUN 17 B 17 Akinkunmi AKANDE
 
Andy GILVARY   HC   Alan KILSHAW
   
 

Team Info

Ghana

Previous Game:
Middle-East Africa Championship 2022 - Final vs. Nigeria
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Isaac Akuoko (fullback), Desmond Atsu Geotrah (centre), William Pearce Biney (wing), Sean Sabutey (halfback), Alibah Riddick Agrokwah (front row), Philip Asomani (hooker), Nigel Nii Ampin Sackey (front row), Oliver Puman on Yelib (lock), Jonas Moorkar (bench)
In:
Abdul Jalilu Yussif (fullback), Godfred Aikins (wing), Gideon Klugey (centre), Richard Asare Brown (wing), Dieudonne Kofi Montchoon (five-eighth), Lewis Alexander Boye (halfback), David Nartey (hooker), Riddick Abrokwah Aliba (lock), Elvis Ayertey (bench)
Changes:
Chris Ebo Da Gama Odun (wing to bench), John Bless Mensah (centre to bench), Collins Kwaku Ofosu (five-eighth to centre), Emmanuel Acheampong (second row to front row), Bawah Bright (second row to front row), Levi Osei (bench to second row), Johnathan Adotey (bench to second row)

Nigeria

Previous Game:
Middle-East Africa Championship 2022 - Final vs. Ghana
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Daniel John (fullback), Isah Lawal Saulawa (wing), Tuoyo Egodo (centre), Olisa Kelvin (centre), Abdullah Balogun (wing), John-Lee Gabriel (five-eighth), Rio Osayomwambo (halfback), Ibrahim Suraj (front row), Emmanuel Onyekwe (front row), Daniel Okoro (second row), Michsael Ayodeji (lock), Jukien Godwin (bench), Bashir Usman (bench), Azuka Chika (bench), Akeem Yusuf (bench)
In:
John Daniel (fullback), Christian Williams (wing), Stephen Kiki (centre), Joshua Etim (centre), Samuel Akpabio (wing), Jerry Peter (five-eighth), Gabriel Etim (halfback), Emmanuel Agu (front row), Leslie Ume (front row), Yusuf Akeem (second row), Godwin Julius (lock), Andrew John (bench), David Godwin (bench), Felix Salami (bench), Akinkunmi Akande (bench)

Match Notes

The IRL and ERL match reports credit Julius Godwin with Nigeria's try in the 23rd minute. A review of the match recording shows this was Gabriel Etim. Ghana and Nigeria's goal kickers have also been corrected.

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Contributions: Tim Costello