Race for Brazil comes to climax

END IN SIGHT: TEN TEAMS HIT THE FINAL STRAIGHT Rampant Ghana are certain to join the final 32 World Cup nations for 2014 event.

Five games remain, spread over today, tomorrow and Tuesday, to identify the five nations who will represent Africa at the World Cup in Brazil.

Today sees Ethiopia travel to o Nigeria to try and overturn a 2-1 1 deficit against the Super Eagles, s, while Casablanca, Morocco, plays s hosts to Senegal’s clash with the e Ivory Coast, who won the first leg 3-1 in Abidjan last month.

Ethiopia coach Sewnet Bishaw w has brought back South Africabased - striker Getaneh Kebede for the second leg after a knee injury prevented him from partaking in the fi rst leg.

Super Eagles boss Stephen Keshi has called up defender Kenneth Omeruo, part of the Africa Cup of Nations title-winning squad.

French-based goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama returns, while Rueben Gabriel, Chigozie Agbim, Francis Benjamin, Solomon Kwambe, Azubuike Egwuekwe and Sunday Mba also take their places in the squad.

Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi has lost VfB Stuffgart defender Boka Arthur and Montpellier’s Siaka Tiene to injury, while Newcastle’s Cheik Tiote is suspended as they prepare to face Senegal.

Senegal, playing in Morocco due to an October 2012 riot during an Africa Cup of Nations in Dakar between the two sides, have continued to exclude Chelsea striker Demba Ba, while Marseille defender Souleymane Diawara was also not required.

Zarko Toure, Mame Birame Diouf and Pape Kouly Diop received recalls.

Tomorrow Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles travel to face Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions in Yaounde following the sides’ 0- 0 draw in Tunisia in October.

Coach Ruud Krol has made seven changes to his squad from the first leg, dropping the likes of Wahbi Khazri and Yousef elMesakni.

Montpellier midfielder Jamel Saihi returns from injury but Issam Jemaa and Toulouse defender Aymen Abdennour, who is injured, miss out.

Cameroonian coach Volker Finke has recalled Guy Roland Ndy Assembe, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Vincent Aboubakar, with Samuel Eto’o again featuring.

On Tuesday, Egypt attempt the impossible to overturn a 6-1 deficit against Ghana’s Black Stars, while Burkina Faso hold a slender 3-2 advantage over Algeria, who host them in Bilda.

The Stallions have been boosted by the return of playmaker Alain Traore, who has been missing since the Africa Cup of Nations.

Coach Paul Put also called up Traore’s younger brother Bertrand, who has hoined Premier League club Chelsea.

Coach Kwesi Appiah named Schalke’s Kevin-Prince Boateng in his 24-man squad to face the Pharaohs, after Boateng missed the first leg due to injury.

Ukrainian-based Dominic Adiyiah and Esperance defender Harrison Aff ul also play. –