Nigeria – Egypt. Shock in Group D with entry, the Nigerian Super Eagles opposed to the Egyptian Pharaohs. A style opposition between two contenders for the CAN.
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16:35 – Undefeated for three years
Egypt has not lost in regulation time since its elimination in the round of 16 of CAN 2019 (0-1). Since then, the Pharaohs have gone on 23 games without defeat in the allotted time of 90 minutes. Indeed, in these 23 matches, they were beaten by Qatar on penalties in the small final of the Arab Cup last December (0-0, 5-4 tab).
16:33 – The two starting eleven
Here are the teams established by the two coaches. Surprise on the Nigerian side with the presence on the bench of the experienced Musa.
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16:30 – No preparation
Neither Nigeria nor Egypt played a preparation match before this Africa Cup of Nations. The two teams took advantage of the few days before the competition to bring their group together and take stock of each other’s form.
16:25 – Three matches without defeat
Nigeria remain on three games unbeaten. The Super Eagles have not lost since the reception of the Central African Republic on October 7 (0-1). It was their only setback in this second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
16:20 – A notable absentee
Victim of a facial injury and placed in solitary confinement after testing positive for Covid-19, Victor Oshimen does not appear in the Nigerian group. The Napoli forward was the main asset of the Super Eagles attack.
16:18 – In the heart of the locker rooms
Everything is in place for the clash between Nigeria and Egypt. The jerseys are on the hangers and waiting to be worn by the players. Welcome behind the scenes of Stade Roumdé Adjia de Garoua.
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4:15 p.m. – A first for 12 years
During the last clash between the two teams in the Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt had dominated its rival (3-1). In Angola, in January 2010, Obasi opened the scoring for the Super Eagles in the first quarter of an hour before Moteb equalized and then Hassan and Nagy Gedo gave the victory to the Pharaohs.
16:10 – Ninth act
This is the ninth time that Egypt and Nigeria have met in the Africa Cup of Nations. The balance sheet is for the moment favorable to the Super Eagles who have 4 successes against two to the Pharaohs (for two draws).
16:05 – A Gambian whistle
The match between Nigeria and Egypt, counting for the first day of Group D, will be refereed by Gambian Bakary Gassama. He will be assisted by Senegalese Malik Samba and Cameroonian Elvis Nwajimo.
16:00 – Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to follow the flagship Group D match of the Africa Cup of Nations. Outsider of the competition, Egypt faces Nigeria, another heavyweight on the continent.
The match between Egypt and Nigeria will take place from 5 p.m., near the Roumdé-Adjia stadium in the city of Garoua, located in northern Cameroon.
The flagship Group D match between Egypt and Nigeria will be broadcast live on beIN Sports 1. The Qatari group owns full broadcast rights to the Africa Cup of Nations.
The meeting between Mohamed Salah’s Egypt and Wilfried Ndidi’s Nigeria will be streamed on the MyCanal platform.
BetClic: Nigeria: 2.85 / Draw: 2.80 / Egypt: 2.80
Bwin: Nigeria: 2.40 / Draw: 2.55 / Egypt: 2.50
Winamax: Nigeria: 2.85 / Draw: 2.80 / Egypt: 2.90
Nigeria: Okoye – Aina, Troost-Ekong, Awaziem, Collins – Chukwueze, Aribo, Ndidi, Simon – Ighalo, Iheanacho
Egypt: El Shenawy – Tawfik, Hegazy, Ashrah, Fatouh – Elneny, El Soulia – Salah, Said, Sherif – Mohamed