Nigeria – Egypt: victory for the Super Eagles, the summary of the CAN match

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Nigeria Egypt victory for the Super Eagles the summary

19:20 – Thank you

Thank you to everyone for following us for this Group D match which saw Nigeria dominate Egypt.

19:17 – The program of the 2nd day

After this first victory, Nigeria will play its second match, on January 15, against Sudan (at 5 p.m.), still on Garoua’s side. The same day, but at 8 p.m., Egypt will try to revive against Guinea-Bissau. The latter and the Sudanese selection face each other this evening at 8 p.m., for the first match of this 33rd CAN.

19:13 – Iheanacho, man of the match

Unsurprisingly, Iheanacho was named man of the match following Nigeria’s victory. The midfielder was influential in the game and especially scored the only goal of the game with a nice half end, at the half hour mark.

19:09 – Hard-hitting Nigeria

The scoreboard does not tell the world of difference between the two teams and yet, behind the mirage of a narrow victory (1-0) hides a chasm. For its entry into the competition, Egypt was swept by a tornado, swept away by the incessant percussions of Moses Simon and his partners, who displayed all their qualities of speed, explosiveness and power. It took a quarter of an hour for everything to fall into place. In the heat of Garoua, the Nigerians quickly set the tone by offering a very high block in order to harass their opponents as soon as the ball is lost. The idea was not to leave the Pharaohs the opportunity to build their game and find Salah in good conditions, all in order to recover high and challenge the Egyptian defense by gaining speed. Untenable on his side, Simon made his defenders live an ordeal. On a start to the left of the surface, the Nantais forced Tawfik to a heavy support which gave way to his right knee. His replacement did not suspect the ordeal that would be his. Shamelessly, Simon pressed again and made the difference on each of his ball catches. It was on one of them, after getting rid of the marking, that the only goal of the game came. His well adjusted cross was poorly returned by Hegazy to Aribo. From the head, the midfielder returned to center line at the edge of the surface on Iheanacho. The Leicester player controlled the chest before making a half cross volley from the left into the top corner of El-Shenawy. We were playing for half an hour and Nigeria had just taken the lead.

The rest of the meeting only confirmed what had already been seen. Sharp and relying on the athletic qualities of its players, the Super Eagles put in great difficulty an Egyptian formation exceeded in the rhythm. Several times, Iheanacho lacked lucidity to double the bet, just like Aina, who was very to his advantage in his right lane, constantly bringing the excess and very close to giving an assist to Awoniyi who saw the opposing goalkeeper push his head back on the cross (the referee signaled that the ball had gone out just before the side managed to center, editor’s note). This lack of realism almost played tricks on Augustine’s men when, on his only occasion in the match, Salah managed to infiltrate the opposing area, well served by Zizo, but hampered by Troost-Ekong did not succeed in deceiving Okoye, who pushed back left foot, like a handball keeper, the subtle attempt of the Liverpool striker. The end of the match was more choppy, fatigue helping and Nigeria failed one last time to add to the score on a final raid by Ejuke. Whatever, the main thing was acquired with a solid and encouraging victory against an opponent, whom he was able to stifle and foil. In Simon’s swirling stride, Nigeria showed that they are already well on their feet and to be taken very seriously in this competition.

19:00 – Unheard of for 20 years

Egypt has not lost its first match of the African Cup of Nations for 20 years and the 2002 edition played in Mali, where Senegal had beaten the Pharaohs (0-1).

18:56 – Nigeria wins

At the end of a match that he will have mastered, Nigeria heals his entry into the CAN by overcoming a pale Egyptian selection and takes the controls of Group D. Hard-hitting, Simon will have been one of the great men of the meeting, bringing danger on each of its accelerations, as well as Iheanacho, author of the victory goal of a beautiful half-volley (1-0).

18:54 – Ejuke near the station wagon

On Hegazy’s poor surrender, Nwakali recovers and combines with Ejuke. The midfielder serves as a relay and hands over to his winger who has lengthened his run on the right side. Ejuke pushes, devours the space with Hegazy on his heels. He uses the calls of Iwobi and Sadid in the axis to rush into the closed on the right and try his luck from inside the right. El-Shenawy closes his angle well and pushes back the saddle attempt.

18:53 – The corner gives nothing

Salah gets a corner when he sees his cross taken out through Iwobi’s header. Zizo’s corner is extended by a Nigerian header at the far post where Hegazi misses his right back.

18:51 – Additional time: 4 minutes

There will be four minutes of added time in this game between Nigeria and Egypt.

18:50 – Simon goes out

Striking throughout the match, Moses Simon gave up his place in the 90th minute in favor of Iwobi.

18:45 – Hegazi does not apply

Zizo rolls up his corner perfectly. At 6 meters, Fathi extends from the top of his head and seems to take the ball away from his partners behind his back. Behind, at the left corner of the surface, Hegazy seeks to put away in the axis but his center-shot starts in a bell and ends up on top of Okoye’s net.

18:44 – Jerky rhythm

The pace has been choppy for a few minutes, the Nigerians seem to be physically struggling like Ndidi who is seized with cramps.

18:43 – Iheanacho also comes out

Ten minutes from the end of the match, the coaching continues on the Nigerian side with the exit of the scorer of the day Iheanacho. He is replaced by Nwakali.

18:40 – Omeru no longer holds

Touched during a contact on a corner with El-Shenawy, Omeru signals that he can no longer hold his place. The Nigerian defender is evacuated on a stretcher and replaced by Ajayi.

18:36 – El-Shenawy misses himself

On a corner well taken at the far post by Simon, El-Shenawy completely misses his aerial exit and falls on Omeru. His defense makes up for him and clears his camp.



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