Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt

Ugh, no.
Egypt lost to Nigeria (2–4 on penalties)
Nigeria 0 – 0 Egypt
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Match Details

Mohamed V Stadium (Casablanca) · 38,113 fans · beIn Sports View tournament bracket →

Line Score

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Match Leaders

Nigeria
  • RO Raphael Onyedika — 1Total Shots
  • SN Stanley Nwabali — 1Saves
  • SA Semi Ajayi — 44Accurate Passes
Egypt
  • MS Mohamed Salah — 3Total Shots
  • MS Mostafa Shoubir — 4Saves
  • HF Hamdy Fathy — 52Accurate Passes

Penalty Shootout

Nigeria · 4/5

  1. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
  2. Akor Adams
  3. Moses Simon
  4. Alex Iwobi
  5. Ademola Lookman

Egypt · 2/4

  1. Mohamed Salah
  2. Omar Marmoush
  3. Ramy Rabia
  4. Mahmoud Saber

Key Events

90'+3'Substitution, Nigeria. Chidozie Awaziem replaces Semi Ajayi because of an injury.
90'+1'Substitution, Nigeria. Chidera Ejuke replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
87'Igoh Ogbu (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73'Substitution, Egypt. Ibrahim Adel replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
65'Substitution, Nigeria. Alex Iwobi replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel because of an injury.
60'Substitution, Egypt. Mahmoud Saber replaces Trézéguet.
60'Substitution, Egypt. Omar Marmoush replaces Zizo.
45'Substitution, Nigeria. Ademola Lookman replaces Paul Onuachu.
45'Moses Simon (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39'Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

NigeriaEgypt
General
46.8 Possession % 53.2
4 Shots 5
4 On Target 1
4 Offsides 3
4 Corners 2
16 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
341 Passes Completed 392
1 Crosses Won 1
9 Tackles Won 13
10 Interceptions 6
17 Clearances 25
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 4

Recent Form

Egypt W D W W L
Nigeria W W W W L

Starting Lineups

Egypt

  1. MS #26 Mostafa ShoubirG
  2. RR #5 Ramy RabiaCD-L
  3. HF #14 Hamdy FathyCD-R
  4. KS #2 Khaled SobhyLB
  5. MH #3 Mohamed HanyRB
  6. EA #8 Emam AshourAM
  7. ML #17 Mohanad LashinLM
  8. Z #25 ZizoRM
  9. MM #11 Mostafa MohamedF
  10. T #7 TrézéguetAM-L
  11. MS #10 Mohamed SalahAM-R

Nigeria

  1. SN #23 Stanley NwabaliG
  2. IO #5 Igoh OgbuCD-L
  3. SA #6 Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. BO #13 Bruno OnyemaechiLB
  5. BO #2 Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. RO #18 Raphael OnyedikaCM-L
  7. FD #10 Fisayo Dele-BashiruCM-R
  8. MS #15 Moses SimonLM
  9. SC #11 Samuel ChukwuezeRM
  10. PO #19 Paul OnuachuCF-L
  11. AA #22 Akor AdamsCF-R

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
Egypt’s manager, Hossam Hassan, has vowed not to watch another minute of the World Cup after feeling his side “suffered an injustice” against Argentina as Lionel Messi inspired a comeback from two goals down. Egypt…
Egypt manager Hassan to switch off World Cup after Argentina ‘injustice’
· The Guardian
Hossam Hassan’s side beaten after being 2-0 up late on ‘They want Messi to stay in the tournament’ Egypt’s manager, Hossam Hassan, has vowed not to watch another minute of the World Cup after feeling his side “suffered…
Pride and heartbreak in New York’s Little Egypt after historic World Cup run ends – in pictures
· The Guardian
The Egyptian national team reached the tournament’s last 16 for the first time ever, drawing crowds of supporters to the streets
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· The Guardian
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