– 1 draw with Egypt in an AFCON 2017 qualifier
– Nigeria’s Etebo scored in the 60th minute but Mohammed Salah scored in the 90th min
At the moment, Egypt, are on top of Group G with seven points from three matches, while Nigeria are two points behind with only the overall group winners guaranteed automatic passage to Gabon 2017.
Follow the match LIVE updates below:
FT: Nigeria 1 – 1 Egypt… Oghenekaro Etebo’s goal in the 60th minute is cancelled out by Mohammed Salah in the 92nd minute
90′ GOOOAAAL! Salah scores or the Pharaohs. Nigeria 1 – 1 Egypt
89′ SHOT!!! Etebo shoots but its wide of the mark. Victor Moses does well on the left to cross and its cleared as far as
86′ Saved on the line: Victor Moses shot is saved on the line after he dribbles the goalkeeper. Its still Nigeria 1 – 0 Egypt
82′ SUB: Alex Iwobi in, Moses Simon out (Nigeria)
79′ SAVE: Victor Moses shot from outside the box with his left foot is saved
75′ SUB: Mohammed Hassan out, Shoby in (Egypt)
72′ SUB: Ahmed Musa out, Victor Moses in (Nigeria)
70′ SHOT!!! Moses Simon does a one-two with Ahmed Musa and shoots but El-Shennawy saves…Ighalo cannot play in the rebound from a tight angle.
68′ SAVE: The Egyptian goalie makes a save from a cross by Musa after he robs a defender of the ball in teh
67′ Since that goalby Nigeria, the Pharoahs have been impressive…Elneny’s shot is flies over
65′ SAVE: Koka shifts, twists and turns in the box and shoots but Carl Ikeme denies him….the Nigerian goalie makes his third save of the day…IMPRESSIVE
61′ SUB: Aminu Umar in, Kelechi Iheanacho out….(Nigeria)
59′ GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!! Oghenekaro Etebo scores. Nigeria 1 – 0 Egypt. Iheanacho’s shot hits the cross bar and falls to Etobo who gladly rebounds home
50′ CORNER: Carl Ikeme does well to catch a corner from Salah
48′ CHANCE: Odion Ighalo does well to turn and shoot despite pressure from a defender
47′ Yellow card for Moses Simon Daddy
HT: Nigeria 0 – 0 Egypt
45′ MISS: Ighalo missed from two yards. Moses Simon’s improvised bicycle kick pass finds Ighalo but the Watford man misses a clear chance
45′ SHOT: kelechi Iheanacho forces a save with a wonderful from outside the box. No one saw that coming
41′ CHANCE in the box: Mikel’s freekick from the center is clear as Ahmed Musa on the right but his control is worng and he plays the ball to a defender who clears
35′ Mohammed Salah has looked very dangerous for the Pharaohs in this game. His long pass from the middle of the pitch to Koka is bravely intercepted by Efe Ambrose
32′ CHANCE FOR EGYPT: El-neny does well to find Trezeguet in the middle, the striker’s pass is too far and Koka cannot meet it, Shehu Abdulahi plays it out for a thirw-in
29′ WHAT A MISSED CHANCE: Ahmed Musa finds hmself in the middle amid a counter-attack but somehow he mistimes his run and the ball he was running with is behind him
25′ FREEKICK: Etebo skies a freekick from a good position….another chance wasted
24′ YELLOW: Egyptian defender Rabia is show a yellow card
22′ A long pass from Mikel Obi finds Ighalo but he is offside
20′ SHOT: Nigeria’s first shot on target is from Moses Simon but the goalie saves
18′ WHAT A CHANCE: Salah pounces on a loose ball and cuts into the box, he passes to Koka who passes to Trezeguet who in turn shoots but Ikeme makes himself big in goal
15′ Fifteen minutes gone and Nigeria has been the better side so far with chances gone begging
13′ Ahmed Musa is penalised for a high foot in the box…he looked set to be one on one with the goalie
9′ CHANCE: Salah runs from the right and crosses far to the left but Abdulahi clears…his clearance reaches Iheanacho who cannot move forward, he is robbed but his shot is weak
7′ Ahmed Musa does well to concede a thorw-in the Egyptian half…Nigeria begging the Northern Africans in their own half
6′ CHANCE!!! Moses Simon sees a free ball ricochet to his feet and he shoots but a defender is lucky to put it out for a corner
3′ Its a full Ahmadu Bello stadium
2′ Early chance for Nigeria: Ahmed Musa is found free on the right and he crosses but the Egyptian goalie does well to punch clear as Ighalo was lurking behind
1′ Kick off…Nigeria kicks off. Nigeria XI: Ikeme; Amuzie, Ambrose, Oboabona, Shehu Abdullahi; Mikel, Etebo, Iheanacho; Simon, Musa, Ighalo Egypt XI: El-Shennawy; Tolba, Rabia, Hegazy; Ibrahim Salah, Elneny, Abdallah El-Said, Trezeguet, Salah; Koka
Read the match preview below; On Thursday, former captain Ahmed Musa dropped the captaincy and handed over to Chelsea’s John Mikel Obi following talks with interim coach Samson Siasia.
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| Ahmed Musa (left), Samson Siasia (center) and Mikel Obi (right) at a press conference to announce the latter as the new Super Eagles captain. Nigeria and Egypt have face each other 15 times with Nigeria winning seven of those games and drawing four which means the Northern African side have won four. The last game between this two sides came in 2010 in the Africa Cup of Nations with the Pharaohs winning 3 – 1. This will be Siasia’s first competitive match in charge of the Super Eagles since his reappointment in late February.  At the moment, Egypt, are on top of Group G with six points from two matches, while Nigeria are two points behind with only the overall group winners guaranteed automatic passage to Gabon 2017. The match will be played at the Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kaduna. Kick off is 5pm (Nigerian time). You can watch the Nigeria vs. Egypt football match live online HERE. Nigeria XI: Ikeme; Amuzie, Ambrose, Oboabona, Shehu Abdullahi; Mikel, Etebo, Iheanacho; Simon, Musa, Ighalo Egypt XI: El-Shennawy; Tolba, Rabia, Hegazy; Ibrahim Salah, Elneny, Abdallah El-Said, Trezeguet, Salah; Koka |