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Egypt x Nigeria 17 Jan — match summary

Africa Cup of Nations

OverviewHead-to-headOdds
Africa Cup of Nations · 3rd place · Stade Mohammed V
EgyptEgypt
0–0
FinishedHT 0–0
NigeriaNigeria
Saturday, 17 January 2026 · 17:00 · Referee: Jalal Jayed, Morocco

Statistics

53%Possession47%
5Shots4
1Shots on target4
2Corners4
15Fouls16
0Yellow cards3
4Saves1
85%Pass accuracy87%

Events

38'VAR
Paul Onuachu
39'
Paul Onuachu
45'
Moses Simon
46'⇄
P. Onuachu (A. Lookman)
60'⇄
Trezeguet (M. Saber)
60'⇄
Zizo (O. Marmoush)
65'⇄
B. Osayi-Samuel (A. Iwobi)
73'⇄
Mostafa Mohamed (I. Adel)
87'
Igoh Ogbu
90+1'⇄
S. Chukwueze (C. Ejuke)
90+3'⇄
S. Ajayi (C. Awaziem)

Line-ups

Egypt
Egypt
vsNigeria
Nigeria4-4-2
SN
23
Nwabali
B. Onyemaechi
13
Onyemaechi
I. Ogbu
5
Ogbu
S. Ajayi
6
Ajayi
B. Osayi-Samuel
2
Osayi-Samuel
M. Simon
15
Simon
R. Onyedika
18
Onyedika
F. Dele-Bashiru
10
Dele-Bashiru
S. Chukwueze
11
Chukwueze
P. Onuachu
19
Onuachu
A. Adams
22
Adams
Éric Sékou Chelle
ManagerÉric Sékou Chelle
Referee: Jalal Jayed, Morocco
Substitutes
1A. El Shenawy23M. El Shenawy16M. Sobhi28M. Ismail24A. Eid27M. Saber15M. Shehata20I. Adel18M. Fathi21O. Faisal22O. Marmoush
Substitutes
16A. Obasogie1F. Uzoho27R. Alebiosu20C. Awaziem3Zaidu26E. Akinsanmiro28T. Nnadi8F. Onyeka14U. Mohammed7A. Lookman24C. Ejuke17A. Iwobi25S. Lawal9V. Osimhen4W. Ndidi

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