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January 11, 2022 1:03 PM ET

Next round

Nigeria vs Sudan at 11 AM ET

Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt at 2 PM ET

- Both games are scheduled to next Saturday, January 15th, 2021.

January 11, 2022 1:03 PM ET

Group D Standings

  1. Nigeria - 3
  2. Guinea-Bissau - 0
  3. Sudan - 0
  4. Egypt - 0

January 11, 2022 12:59 PM ET

Full time

Game over

January 11, 2022 12:56 PM ET

Close

90+2' Ejuke shoots at speed down the right, enters the box and shoots at El Shenawy. Egypt's goalkeeper makes a save.

January 11, 2022 12:56 PM ET

Additional time

90' Four minutes to go.

January 11, 2022 12:54 PM ET

Nigeria substitution

90' Simon out, Iwobi in.

January 11, 2022 12:54 PM ET

Egypt substitution

90' Hamdy out, Sherif in.

January 11, 2022 12:54 PM ET

No advance

88' Egypt is looking for an equalizer. Salah gets forward and tries to get past two markers, but Troost-Ekong stops him.

January 11, 2022 12:54 PM ET

Over the goal

84' Hegazi gets on the end of a corner and heads the ball over Okoye's goal.

January 11, 2022 12:53 PM ET

No penalty

80' Zizo controls the ball, Moses Simon slips and brings down the Egyptian player. The team claims a penalty, the video referee reviews the situation and does not award a penalty.

January 11, 2022 12:53 PM ET

Nigeria substitution

79' Iheanacho out, Nwakali in.

January 11, 2022 12:42 PM ET

Nigeria substitution

79' Omeruo out, Ajayi in.

January 11, 2022 12:41 PM ET

Nigeria substitution

72' Chukwueze out, Ejuke in.

January 11, 2022 12:41 PM ET

Nigeria substitution

72' Awoniyi in, Sadiq out.

January 11, 2022 12:41 PM ET

Weak

70' Zizo gets Salah in front of goal. He is well marked and gets the ball away from goalkeeper Okoye, but it's not enough to score.

January 11, 2022 12:40 PM ET

Blocked

67' Salah gets a pass from Zizo and gets a volley, but his shot is blocked.

January 11, 2022 12:40 PM ET

Misses the target

66' Ndidi takes a free-kick and Iheanacho shoots wide.

January 11, 2022 12:40 PM ET

Defensive cut

64' Egypt start moving forward in search of an equalizer. Zizo gets forward on the right and crosses, but Troost-Ekong makes the cut.

January 11, 2022 12:40 PM ET

Far away

62' Ola Aina takes a shot from outside the box which is wide of the goal.

January 11, 2022 12:40 PM ET

El Shenawy makes a save

61' Iheanacho takes the ball and tries to shoot from the edge of the box, but El Shenawy saves easily.

January 11, 2022 12:39 PM ET

Egypt substitution

60' Mohamed out, Sobhi in.

January 11, 2022 12:39 PM ET

Egypt substitution

58' Trézéguet out, Zizo in.

January 11, 2022 12:39 PM ET

Panorama

55' Nigeria continue to dominate and are much closer to their second goal. Egypt can't get out of the way of the Super Eagles.

January 11, 2022 12:38 PM ET

Crossbar

49' Ola Aina comes forward to the byline and crosses. Awoniyi is turned on, receives the ball, and hits the crossbar. The Nigerian striker calls for a goal, but the referee says the ball did not go in.

January 11, 2022 12:37 PM ET

Misses the target

48' Following a corner kick, Omeruo rises and heads the ball, but misses the target.

January 11, 2022 12:37 PM ET

Deflection

47' Chukwueze gets past Ayman Ashraf on the right and crosses to Iheanacho, but there is a deflection and Nigeria has a corner.

January 11, 2022 12:37 PM ET

Restart

The second half is under way.

January 11, 2022 12:23 PM ET

Egypt substitution

Fatouh out, Ashraf in.

January 11, 2022 12:23 PM ET

Halftime

End of the first half.

January 11, 2022 11:48 AM ET

Additional time

45' Three minutes to halftime.

January 11, 2022 11:45 AM ET

El Shenawy saves

42' Iheanacho comes down the middle at speed and opens with Awoniyi on the right. El-Shenawy makes a save.

January 11, 2022 11:45 AM ET

Off target

38' Ndidi shoots from outside the box and the ball goes over the line.

January 11, 2022 11:41 AM ET

Nigeria pressures

37' Nigeria's Iheanacho counter-attacks down the middle and the striker makes a long vertical pass to Awoniyi, but El Shenawy gets there first and makes the save.

January 11, 2022 11:40 AM ET

Nigeria goal

30' Moses Simon crosses from the left and Hegazy makes a partial cut. Joe Aribo controls the ball on the edge of the box and plays it to Iheanacho. Iheanacho's cross is picked out by Iheanacho, who shoots the ball into the left corner of El-Shenawy's net to open the scoring.

January 11, 2022 11:38 AM ET

Close

25' Joe Aribo makes a good run down the middle and opens up for Moses Simon on the left. The striker dominates the area and shoots, but hits the outside of the net.

January 11, 2022 11:20 AM ET

Panorama

20' Nothing really to report from this opening 20 minutes, apart from the fact that two balls have now been replaced as they are too flat. The game's been similar. And for those looking for a Mohamed Salah update, he's a bit isolated through the middle here for Egypt, with Nigeria's centre-halves giving him little room to manoeuvre when the ball gets near him.

January 11, 2022 11:19 AM ET

Good match

15' Egypt breaks quickly and there's no surprise that captain and talisman Mohamed Salah is at the centre of it. The ball breaks to the Liverpool man on the half-way line and he tries to release Trezeguet for a one-on-one. Salah forces the Aston Villa man slightly wide, but Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is out quickly too clear. 

January 11, 2022 11:17 AM ET

El Shenawy makes a save

12' A first real foray forward from Nigeria sees them win a corner on the right. Samuel Chukwueze gets two bites to deliver a ball in, but Egypt goalkeeper Mohammed El Shenawy gets out well to stop him.

January 11, 2022 11:16 AM ET

Egypt substitution

11' Tawfik out, Abdelmonein in.

January 11, 2022 11:16 AM ET

Okoye makes the save

11' First chance for Mohamed Salah to stretch is legs as he tries to get on Ahmed Fattoh's ball in behind, but goalkeeper Maduka Okoye is out quickly to clear.

January 11, 2022 11:15 AM ET

Egypt on attack

5' First shot of the game sees Mostafa Mohamed burst down the right and slam a shot into the near post, but Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye makes a safe stop. Quite cagey start to this game, it's like a boxing match where the two competitors are just eyeing each other up and the moment, without making too much of a venture forward. 

January 11, 2022 11:14 AM ET

Tactical

3' Mohamed Salah appears to be playing in a center-forward role for Egypt this afternoon with Omar Marmoush on the left and Mostafa Mohamed on the right. Aston Villa's Trezeguet is in midfield. It's Nigeria who are taking the front foot now by pressing Egypt high and earning a corner, which is cleared.

January 11, 2022 11:13 AM ET

Start

Game on!

January 11, 2022 11:10 AM ET

Referees

Referee - Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Assistant referees - Elvis Noupue (Cameroon) and Arsênio Marengula (Mozambique)

Fourth official - Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

VAR - Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

AVAR - Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

January 11, 2022 11:10 AM ET

Egypt substitutes

Mohamed Sobhi, Gad; Abdelmonein, Alaa, Ashraf, El-Said, Zizo, Ashour, Lasheen, Kamal, Sherif, Ramadan Sobhi.

HC: Queiroz.

January 11, 2022 11:07 AM ET

Nigeria substitutes

Akpeyi, Uzoho; Ndah, Ajayi, Ebuehi, Iwobi, Musa, Onyeka, Ejuke, Nwakali, Onyekuru, Sadiq.

HC: Eguavoen.  

January 11, 2022 11:06 AM ET

Egypt line-up

El-Shenawy; Tawfik, Hegazy, Hamdy, Fatouh; Elneny, Fathy; Salah, Trézéguet, Marmoush; Mohamed.

HC: Queiroz. 

January 11, 2022 11:05 AM ET

Nigeria line-up

Okoye; Ola Aina, Troost-Ekong, Omeruo, Zaidu; Iheanacho, Ndidi, Aribo; Chukwueze, Awoniyi, Moses Simon.

HC: Eguavoen.

January 11, 2022 11:03 AM ET

Squads

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January 11, 2022 11:00 AM ET

Nigeria's head coach

Although José Peseiro was announced as the new coach of the Nigerian National Team at the end of last December, who will lead the Super Eagles from the bench will be Augustine Eguavoen, assistant coach of the team that called and organized the final work of the squad in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations.

January 11, 2022 10:55 AM ET

Debuts

It will be the teams' opening match and the first game in Group D. The other match of the group will be held at 2 PM between Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau at the Roumdé Adija Stadium.

January 11, 2022 10:50 AM ET

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January 11, 2022 10:45 AM ET

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January 11, 2022 10:40 AM ET

What time is Nigeria vs Egypt match for AFCON?

This is the start time of the game Nigeria vs Egypt of 11th January 2021 in several countries.

Argentina – 1 PM in ESPN 2 and Star+

Bolivia – 12 PM in ESPN 2 and Star+

Brazil – 1 PM in Bet365

Canada – 12 PM AT, 11 AM ET, 10 AM CT, 9 AM MT, 8 AM PT in beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports Connect, fuboTV Canada

Chile – 1 PM in Star+

Colombia – 11 AM in ESPN 2 and Star+

Ecuador – 11 AM in ESPN 2 and Star+

Egypt – 6 PM in beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN Sports Connect, ON Time Sports

Mexico – 10 AM CT, 9 AM MT, 8 AM PT in ESPN 2 and Star+

Nigeria – 5 PM in Canal+ Sport 1 Afrique, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport GOtv Select 2, SuperSport PSL, StarTimes World Football, StarTimes App, NTA Sports 24, DStv Now

Paraguay – 12 PM in ESPN 2 and Star+

Peru – 11 AM in ESPN 2 and Star+

USA – 11 AM ET, 10 AM CT, 9 AM MT, 8 AM PT in beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports en Español

Uruguay – 1 PM in ESPN 2 and Star+

Venezuela – 12 PM in ESPN 2 and Star+

January 11, 2022 10:35 AM ET

Match facts

- This will be ninth encounter between Nigeria and Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations. Only three fixtures have been played more often in the history of the tournament: Cameroon vs Egypt, Ivory Coast vs Egypt and Ivory Coast vs Ghana, all 10 times. Nigeria holds the upper hand with three wins to Egypt’s two, although their last encounter in 2010 went to the Pharaohs (3-1 in the group phase).

- Nigeria is making their 19th appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations. They have reached the semi-finals in 14 of their 16 last AFCON participations, winning the tournament on three occasions.

- This is Egypt’s 25th appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations, a record in the history of the tournament. They have won it seven times, more than any other side. However, they have won none of the last five AFCON tournaments after winning each of the previous three (2006, 2008, 2010).

- Egypt are unbeaten in each of their last 16 group matches at the Africa Cup of Nations (12 wins and four draws). Their last defeat in the group phase dates to the 2004 tournament (1-2 vs Algeria).

- Since has debut in the competition in 2017, Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 60% of Egypt’s goals in the Africa Cup of Nations (four goals, two assists, out of a team total of 10 goals).

January 11, 2022 10:30 AM ET

Egypt's roster

Goalkeepers – Mohamed El Shenawy, Mohamed Abou Gabal, Mohamed Sobhy, Mahmoud Gad.

Defenders – Mohamed Abdel Monem, Omar Kamal, Ahmed Regazi, Ayman Ashraf, Ahmed Abou El Fotouh, Mahmoud Hamdy, Mahmoud Alaa, Akram Tawfik, Ibrahim Adel, Marwan Dahoud.

Midfielders – Amr El Solia, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Elneny, Abdallah El Said.

Forwards – Hamdy Fathy, Trézéguet, Mohamed Sherif, Mohamed Salah, Ramadan Sobhi, Mostafa Mohamed, Mohanad Lasheen, Ahmed Sayed “Zizo”, Omar Marmoush, Marwan Hamdy.

Head coach – Carlos Queiroz.

January 11, 2022 10:25 AM ET

Nigeria's roster

Goalkeepers – Maduka Okoye, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho, John Noble.

Defenders – Olaoluwa Aina, Jamilu Collins, William Troost-Ekong, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, Zaidu Sanusi, Chidozie Awazien, Tyrone Ebuehi, Kenneth Omeruo, Olisa Ndah.

Midfielders – Wilfried Ndidi, Frank Onyeka, Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, Chidera Ejuke, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Nwakali.

Forwards – Ahmed Musa, Odion Jude Ighalo, Henry Onyekuru, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukuweze, Taiwo Awoniyi, Umar Sadiq, Peter Olayinka.

Head coach – José Peseiro.

January 11, 2022 10:20 AM ET

AFCON 2021 Groups

A – Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Cape Verde

B – Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Malawi

C – Morocco, Ghana, Comoros, Gabon

D – Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau

E – Algeria, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast

F – Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Gambia

January 11, 2022 10:15 AM ET

Most participations in AFCON

24 – Egypt

23 – Ivory Coast

22 – Ghana

19 – Cameroon, DR Congo, Tunisia

18 – Algeria and Nigeria

17 – Morocco and Zambia

15 – Senegal

12 – Guinea

11 – Burkina Faso and Mali

10 – Ethiopia and South Africa

8 – Angola, Sudan, Togo

7 – Congo, Gabon, Uganda

6 – Kenya

4 – Benin, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

3 – Libya and Namibia

2 – Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

1 – Botswana, Burundi, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Rwanda

January 11, 2022 10:10 AM ET

AFCON Champions

7 – Egypt (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)

5 – Cameroon (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)

4 – Ghana (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)

3 – Nigeria (1980, 1994, 2013)

2 – Ivory Coast (1992 and 2015), Algeria (1990 and 2019), DR Congo (1968, 1974)

1 – Zambia (2012), Tunisia (2004), Sudan (1970), Ethiopia (1962), Morocco (1976), South Africa (1996), Congo (1972)

January 11, 2022 10:05 AM ET

The match will be played at the Roumdé Adija Stadium

The Nigeria vs Egypt match will be played at the Roumdé Adija Stadium, in Garoua, Cameroon. The sports venue has the capacity to receive 30,000 fans.

January 11, 2022 10:00 AM ET

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January 11, 2022 9:55 AM ET
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