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Egypt vs Nigeria (2026-01-17T16:00:00.000Z)

Africa Cup of Nations Bronze-final
  • Stade Mohammed V
  • Jalal Jayed

Egypt vs Nigeria (2026-01-17T16:00:00.000Z)

Preview

Hassan: Egypt's AFCON campaign good preparation for the World Cup

Egypt will face Nigeria in the third-place play-off at the Africa Cup of Nations before shifting their focus to the World Cup this summer.

Egypt

3-4-1-2

Predicted lineup

Nigeria

4-3-1-2
Egypt
3-4-1-2
23El Shenawy
Nigeria
4-3-1-2

Coach

Coach

Who will win?




Team form

Top scorers

Africa Cup of Nations Final Stage
7.88FotMob rating7.82
4Goals4
1.99Expected goals (xG)4.29
1Assists2
5Matches played6

About the match

    Egypt faces Nigeria at Stade Mohammed V on Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 16:00 UTC. This match is part of the Africa Cup of Nations Final Stage. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Egypt and Nigeria have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Egypt vs Nigeria live score with a full set of match features, including:

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  • The current predicted lineups are:
    Egypt (3-4-1-2): Mohamed El Shenawy - Yasser Ibrahim, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Rami Rabia - Mohamed Hany, Marwan Ateya, Hamdi Fathi, Ahmed Abou El Fotouh - Emam Ashour - Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush.
    Nigeria (4-3-1-2): Stanley Nwabili - Bright Osayi-Samuel, Semi Ajayi, Calvin Bassey, Bruno Onyemaechi - Frank Onyeka, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi - Ademola Lookman - Akor Adams, Paul Onuachu.

  • Unavailable players for Egypt: Mohamed Hamdi (injury). Unavailable players for Nigeria: Victor Osimhen (injury), Cyriel Dessers (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Egypt and Nigeria have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Egypt 2 win(s), Nigeria 2 win(s), and 1 draw(s).

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Stade Mohammed VCasablanca, Morocco
Capacity45,891
SurfaceGrass
Weather forecast
13°C

Who will win?




Stade Mohammed VCasablanca, Morocco
Capacity45,891
SurfaceGrass
Weather forecast
13°C

About the match


Top scorers

Africa Cup of Nations Final Stage
7.88FotMob rating7.82
4Goals4
1.99Expected goals (xG)4.29
1Assists2
5Matches played6