Egypt vs Nigeria, Africa Cup of Nations – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
0:1 penalties
17/01/2026 at 11:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Africa Cup of Nations - Play Offs - 3rd place
  • Where to Watch on TV:
afghanistanAfghanistanMeraj Sport, Tolo TV
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zambiaZambiaZNBC 1

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.470.23
Ball possession
53%47%
Total shots
55
Shots on target
14
Big chances
22
Corner kicks
24
Passes
86% (394/459)87% (341/392)
Yellow cards
03
Expected goals (xG)
0.470.23
xG on target (xGOT)
0.440.68
Total shots
55
Shots on target
14
Shots off target
20
Blocked shots
21
Shots inside the box
22
Shots outside the box
32
Hit the woodwork
00
Headed goals
01
Big chances
22
Corner kicks
24
Touches in opposition box
1216
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
34
Free kicks
1615
Passes
86% (394/459)87% (341/392)
Long passes
55% (24/44)63% (26/41)
Passes in final third
72% (79/109)70% (76/109)
Crosses
11% (1/9)5% (1/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.591.21
Throw ins
1421
Fouls
1516
Tackles
64% (14/22)85% (11/13)
Duels won
4439
Clearances
2417
Interceptions
710
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
41
xGOT faced
0.680.44
Goals prevented
-0.320.44

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 39', Onuachu P. 🟨,
  • 45', Simon M. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 46', Onuachu P. , Lookman A. ,
  • 60', Zizo , Marmoush O. ,
  • 61', Trezeguet , Saber M. ,
  • 65', Osayi-Samuel B. , Iwobi A. ,
  • 73', Mostafa Mohamed , Adel I. ,
  • 87', Ogbu I. 🟨,
  • 90+1', Chukwueze S. , Ejuke C. ,
  • 90+3', Ajayi S. , Awaziem C. ,
  • Penalties (2 - 4)
  • 1, Dele-Bashiru F. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 1, Salah M. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 2, Adams A. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 2, Marmoush O. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 3, Simon M. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 3, Rabia R. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 4, Iwobi A. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 4, Saber M. (Penalty Awarded),
  • 5, Lookman A. (Penalty Awarded),

Chances of winning


Egypt
25.9%
Draw
30.4%
Nigeria
43.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
25.6% 31.8% 42.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

25.2% 31.4% 43.2%

Egypt - Nigeria Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
3.74
(3.75)
3.13
(3.02)
2.18
(2.25)
4.6%
(4.2%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Egypt - Nigeria?
  • Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Egypt will win (votes: 3 - 18.8%). Nigeria will win (votes: 8 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 31.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Nigeria: 25.5%74.5%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Nigeria (votes: 2 - 100%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • 1X2, 1st Half - draw (votes: 0 - 0%) .
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Egypt won 2.
    • Now, both teams are in good form.
    • Nigeria will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Egypt: Abdelmaguid H. (Yellow Cards) Hamdi M. (Knee Injury) Salah M. (Rest)
    • There will not play in Nigeria: Bassey C. (Yellow Cards) Dessers C. (Thigh Injury)
    • There are questionable in Egypt: Marmoush O. (Rest)
    • There are questionable in Nigeria: Onyeka F. (Rest)
    • In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Egypt won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 4:4. (average 0.7:0.7).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Egypt - Nigeria were as follows:
    16.12.2025 Egypt - Nigeria 2:1
    Latest results of Egypt
    14.01.2026 Senegal - Egypt 1:0
    10.01.2026 Egypt - Ivory Coast 3:2
    05.01.2026 Egypt - Benin 3:1
    29.12.2025 Angola - Egypt 0:0
    26.12.2025 Egypt - South Africa 1:0
    Latest results of Nigeria
    14.01.2026 Nigeria - Morocco 0:1
    10.01.2026 Algeria - Nigeria 0:2
    05.01.2026 Nigeria - Mozambique 4:0
    30.12.2025 Uganda - Nigeria 1:3
    27.12.2025 Nigeria - Tunisia 3:2
    Draw
    Final tournament

    1/8-finals
    1Mali (A2)Tunisia (C2)2 : 1
    2Senegal (D1)Sudan (E3)3 : 1
    3Egypt (B1)Benin (D3)3 : 1
    4Ivory Coast (F1)Burkina Faso (E2)3 : 0
    5Algeria (E1)D.R. Congo (D2)1 : 0
    6Nigeria (C1)Mozambique (F3)4 : 0
    7South Africa (B2)Cameroon (F2)1 : 2
    8Morocco (A1)Tanzania (C3)1 : 0

    Quarter-finals
    1Mali (A2)Senegal (D1)0 : 1
    2Egypt (B1)Ivory Coast (F1)3 : 2
    3Algeria (E1)Nigeria (C1)0 : 2
    4Cameroon (F2)Morocco (A1)0 : 2

    Semi-finals
    1Senegal (D1)Egypt (B1)1 : 0
    2Nigeria (C1)Morocco (A1)0 : 1

    Final
    1Senegal (D1)Morocco (A1)1 : 0

    3rd place
    2Egypt (B1)Nigeria (C1)0 : 1