Ghana have booked their ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Black Stars progressed on the away goal rule following their goalless stalemate in the first leg in Kumasi on Friday.

Thomas Partey gave the Black Stars a dream start in Abuja after breaking the deadlock early in the game.

The Arsenal midfielder beat the keeper from the edge of the box with a fine strike into the bottom left corner to silence the crowd at the Mashood Abiola National Stadium.

Nigeria almost grabbed the equalizer few moments later but Victor Osimhen’s shot went inches wide.

The Super Eagles came close again twice within a space of five minutes  but were denied on both occasions by Joojo Wollacot.

The home team finally found their breakthrough in the 21st when they were awarded a controversial penalty after a VAR review.

William Troost-Ekong stepped up and made no mistake from the spot to bring them level.

The VAR was called into action again when Victor Osimhen thought he had given Nigeria the lead on the half hour mark.

But the goal was correctly ruled out for offside after a prolonged review.

At the start of the second half, Otto Addo made three changes with Andy Yiadom, Kofi Kyereh and Elisha Owusu coming on in place of Fatawu Issahaku, Iddrisu Baba and Jordan Ayew.

Augustine Eguavoen also made one change with Abdullai Sheihu replacing Frank Onyeku at right back.

The Super Eagles began the half in search of the elusive second goal while Ghana were more than happy passing the ball around.

The Black Stars kept it very tight at the back and relied heavily on counter attacks.

A strategy that proved very effective in frustrating the Nigerians and ensuring Ghana held on to make it to their fourth World Cup.

The four-time African champions will make a return to the global showpiece later this year after missing the 2018 edition in Russia.