At 0:00 Beijing time on January 12, the African Cup of Nations group stage continued, in which Group D ushered in a strong dialogue, Nigeria against Egypt. With Isinacho's only goal, Nigeria beat their opponents 1-0 to make the cut. After 12 years of waiting, Nigeria completed its revenge.
Nigeria has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times in total, and the African Eagles are currently ranked 36th in the world. You know, the Nigerian team has a number of famous players who play in the five major leagues, including Ixinacho, Ndi di Chukueze, Iwobi, Avoniyi and others, in addition to the Chinese Super League veteran Ighalo, the lineup is quite strong.
In contrast, Egypt has only one top superstar, Salah, which can be described as two fists and four hands, and Nigeria laughs to the end. This 1-0 not only allowed Nigeria to achieve the african cup of nations, but also completed a revenge drama that had been waiting for 12 years. The last time Nigeria met Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations was back in 2010, when they were reversed 1-3.
At the same time, Nigeria also ended Egypt's 16 consecutive Unbeaten African Cup of Nations group stage matches. After this campaign, Nigeria and Egypt played 18 times in the African Cup of Nations, and the record became 6 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, and the two teams were equally divided.
According to the rules of the African Cup of Nations, the top two of the six group stages advance directly, and the 4 best-achieving group thirds form the round of 16 together. In other words, Nigeria basically wins a game and has a high probability of locking in the qualification for promotion.
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In the 30th minute, the Egyptian defender was not far from the siege, Alibo crossed inside the penalty area, and Isinacho half turned and swept the goal, 1-0! Currently, Ishinacho plays for Leicester City, the 25-year-old Premier League striker who helped Nigeria score the first goal of this African Cup of Nations.
In the 48th minute, Nigeria almost extended their advantage, but Awonyi's header was saved by the Egyptian goalkeeper and then hit the crossbar to pop up.
In the 80th minute, Ernenni's long pass was followed by Zizo's fall to the ground in the penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 84th minute, an Egyptian corner kick was crossed, and Hegazi saw the opposing goalkeeper standing in front of him and decisively sent a hanging shot, but failed to master the fire, and the ball crossed the crossbar.
In the final stages of the match, the Egyptian team poured out, leaving only 1 defender, and the backcourt was completely exposed. In the 92nd minute, Nigeria gave a quick counter-attack, Ejuk ran wildly on the right and his small angled shot was saved.
In the post-match scoring session, Isinacho scored 7.5 points, ranking second in the team, and won the official selection of the best of the game, beating The Egyptian number one Salah, who only scored 6.1 points, playing the lowest score in the game.