Egypt vs Nigeria match stats & report

0–0 After penalties

Africa Cup of Nations · 3rd place · Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca · Ref Jalal Jayed, Morocco

Egypt stats & fixtures · Nigeria stats & fixtures

Egypt drew with Nigeria 0–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (3rd place) on 17 January 2026. Egypt had 53% of the ball.

Egypt vs Nigeria match statistics

EgyptNigeria

53% Ball possession 47%
5 Total shots 4
1 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 0
2 Blocked shots 1
2 Shots inside the box 2
2 Corners 4
15 Fouls 16
3 Offsides 4
0 Yellow cards 3
459 Passes 393
85% Pass accuracy 87%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

39' Yellow card P. Onuachu Nigeria
45' Yellow card M. Simon Nigeria
87' Yellow card I. Ogbu Nigeria

Penalty shoot-out: 2–4

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Egypt

Confirmed

26 Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
3 Mohamed Hany Defender
14 Hamdi Fathy Defender
5 Rami Rabia Defender
2 Khaled Sobhy Defender
25 Zizo Midfielder
17 Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
10 Mohamed Salah Midfielder
8 Emam Ashour Midfielder
7 Trézéguet Midfielder
11 Mostafa Mohamed Attacker

Bench Ahmed El-Shenawy , Mohamed El Shenawy , Mohamed Sobhi , Mohamed Ismail , Ahmed Eid , Mahmoud Saber , Mohamed Shehata , Ibrahim Adel , Mostafa Fathy , Osama Faisal , Omar Marmoush

Nigeria

Confirmed 4-4-2 Éric Sékou Chelle

23 S. Nwabali

13 S. Onyemaechi 5 I. Ogbu 6 S. Ajayi 2 B. Osayi-Samuel

15 M. Simon 18 R. Onyedika 10 F. Dele-Bashiru 11 S. Chukwueze

19 P. Onuachu 22 A. Adams

Bench A. Obasogie , F. Uzoho , R. Alebiosu , Chidozie Awaziem , Zaidu , E. Akinsanmiro , T. Nnadi , F. Onyeka , U. Mohammed , A. Lookman , C. Ejuke , A. Iwobi , S. Lawal , V. Osimhen , W. Ndidi

Form guide

Egypt at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nigeria away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Egypt vs Nigeria head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Dec 25	Egypt v Nigeria	2–1
11 Jan 22	Nigeria v Egypt	1–0
26 Mar 19	Nigeria v Egypt	1–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Egypt vs Nigeria head-to-head record