Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria

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Nigeria beat Egypt (4–2 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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· BBC Sport
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· The Guardian
The former Watford player talks about his off-field pursuits, lessons from the World Cup and unfinished business When Maduka Okoye visited Paris fashion week for the Jean Paul Gaultier show, taking his seat in the front…
Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Africa Cup of Nations final – as it happened
· The Guardian
The tournament hosts will face Senegal in Sunday’s final after Yassine Bounou’s saves earned a 4-2 shootout win Morocco in their red and green, Nigeria in all white. Captains Hakimi and Osimhen exchange pennants and…
Morocco book place in home Afcon final as Bounou denies Nigeria in shootout
· The Guardian
Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final on penalties, beating Nigeria 4-2 in the final shootout after their semi-final ended goalless after extra time. Yassine Bounou saved two spot kicks for the tournament…
Afcon special: Morocco’s moment, Nigeria’s surge and more: Football Weekly – podcast
· The Guardian
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Recent Results
D 0–0 at Egypt D 0–0 vs Morocco W 2–0 at Algeria W 4–0 vs Mozambique W 3–1 at Uganda