Africa Cup of Nations
17/01/2026 - 11:00
Egypt vs Nigeria
The national team The Super Eagles, having lost their last match against Morocco, will play in Cairo with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 3rd place of the Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt will face Nigeria at Cairo International Stadium stadium on 17 January at 11:00.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Egypt vs Nigeria.
EgyptEgypt comes from playing against Senegal and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with loss for Egypt. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Nigeria. In that last match between Egypt and Senegal, Pharaohs team achieved a 37% possession of the ball, with 1 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.
In the last 7 matches, the National team coached by Hossam Hassan has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats. Egypt average number of goals per game is 1.3 goals, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend they have 3 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 8 goals.
NigeriaNigeria, meanwhile, are coming off a 0-0 defeat against Morocco, and travel to the Cairo International Stadium stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Egypt.
In that match between Nigeria and Morocco, the Super Eagles team achieved 51% ball possession, getting 1 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.
Analysing the last 7 matches, É. Chelle's team has won 5, and lost 2. Nigeria average 2.1 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.7 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 3 clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 5 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Nigeria
1 - 0
Egypt
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Egypt
Nigeria
14
8
4
2
7
1
1
7
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
16
10
2
4
7
3
1
9
Egypt
Nigeria
7
4
1
2
9
8
1.3
1.1
3
3
2
3
2
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
7
5
0
2
15
5
2.1
0.7
6
0
4
3
0
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