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Connectley Nigeria > All Sports News > Match Reports > #AFCON21 – Nigeria vs Egypt: Super Eagles rule over ponderous Pharaohs
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#AFCON21 – Nigeria vs Egypt: Super Eagles rule over ponderous Pharaohs

Olajire Taofeek
Olajire Taofeek  - Publisher January 11, 2022
Updated 2022/01/11 at 7:12 PM
Nigeria vs Egypt: Super Eagles rule over ponderous Pharaohs - Naija News 247
Nigeria vs Egypt: Super Eagles rule over ponderous Pharaohs

Kelechi Iheanacho’s first-half strike was enough for Nigeria to take three points in their opening Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group game, with the ‘Super Eagles’ recording their first competitive victory over Egypt since March 1990 in the process.

Nigeria vs Egypt: Super Eagles rule over ponderous Pharaohs - Naija News 247
Nigeria vs Egypt: Super Eagles rule over ponderous Pharaohs

Despite being amongst the favourites to leave Cameroon as champions of Africa, neither Nigeria or Egypt were able to gain a foothold early on, with Mostafa Mohamed’s tame strike for the latter being the only major sight of goal inside the opening 30 minutes.

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What had been a flat start to proceedings was summed up midway through the half, when referee Bakary Gassama halted proceedings to request a change of ball.

In need of a spark from somewhere, the ‘Super Eagles’ stepped up the intensity and found a breakthrough on the half-hour mark, when Kelechi Iheanacho rifled beyond an outstretched Mohammed El Shenawy with a thunderous left-footed strike.

Desperate for some respite, a shaky Egypt backline continued to concede chances to a ravenous Nigeria attack, with the ‘Pharaohs’ arguably fortunate to have only been one down at the break.

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Emerging from the break in search of a second goal, the ‘Super Eagles’ passed up two golden chances to double their advantage.

A close-range Taiwo Awoniyi header was tipped onto the crossbar only by the fingertips of El Shenawy, whilst a heavy Iheanacho touch denied the Leicester City forward a simple tap-in.

Having weathered the Nigerian storm, the ‘Pharaohs’ began to grow in the contest themselves, with Mohamed Salah seeing his off-balance effort comfortably smothered by Maduka Okoye.

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Despite enjoying the majority of the late possession, Egypt were unable to carve a way past a resilient ‘Super Eagles’ defence, drawing a blank in an AFCON group game for the first time since 2017.

Meanwhile, Nigeria take control of Group E and should be confident of progression to the knockouts.

TAGGED: AFCON, Egypt, Kelechi Iheanacho, Latest Today Nigeria News, Super Eagles, Taiwo Awoniyi

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