Full-time
90:00+ Nigeria wins a corner from a counterattack with the Egyptian goalkeeper saving from Ejuke
90:00 Egypt wins a corner after good works from Salah
Substitution (Nigeria) Iwobi comes in for the impressive Moses Simon.
81:56: Wilfred Ndidi down holding his calf… The Leicester City midfielder is back up
Substitution Omeruo out with an injury with Semi Ajayi replacing him.
Nwakali also comes him for goalscorer Iheanacho
76:01: Ejuke forces El Shanawy to make a fine save although the ball was straight to the Alhahy goalkeeper
Substitution: (Nigeria) Awoniyi and Chukwueze out for Umar Sadiq and Ejuke
65:24: Iheanacho! the goalscorer went for power and shoots wide
63:00: Zizo breaks in for Egypt down the left but his pass across goal was easily cleared by the Nigerian defence
62:06: Lovely footwork from Moses Simon but his cross was poor
Substitution: Trezeguet and Mohamed out for Egypt Zizo of Zamalek and Sohbi in.
48:01: Superb header from Awoniyi from Aina’s cross
45:00: Second half begins with Nigeria kickoff
Substitution: (Egypt) Fatouh out, Ashraf in
Halftime
41:40: Awoniyi shot saved after a brilliant through ball from Iheanacho
38:30: Ndidi! the Leicester City midfielder drags his shot from outside the box wide
29:30: GOOOAALLL! Iheanacho scores for Nigeria
25:45: Aribo lays a through ball for Moses Simon but the Nantes forward could only hit the side netting.
21:20: the game is a bit even now as both teams struggle to control the game in the midfield
12: 15: the super Eagles of Nigeria are enjoying the lion share of possession so far, with Egypt looking to break on the counter
Substitution: (Egypt) Adelmonem in for Tawfik
05:01: Mohamed breaks into the box for Egypt but his shot was well held by Okoye
02:00: Awoniyi makes a drive into the Egyptian box but the ball was successful put out for a throw-in.
00:01: Egypt kick off
Confirmed Egypt lineup
Coach: Carlos Quiroz
El Shenawy, Hamdi Fathi, Hamdy, Hegazi, Fatouh, Elneny, Mohamed, Tawfik, Salah, Trezeguet, Marmoush
Subs: Abdelmonem, Kamal, Ashour, Sherif, Sobhi, Ashraf, Lasheen, El Said, Alaa, Zizo, Sobhy, Gad.
Confirmed Nigeria lineup
Coach: Augustine Eguavoen
Okoye, Aina, Troost-Ekong, Omeruo, Sanusi, Iheanacho, Ndidi, Aribo, Chukwueze, Awoniyi, Simon
Subs: Ajayi, Musa, Onyeka, Onyekuru, Ejuke, Akpeyi, Iwobi, Ebuehi, Uzoho, Umar, Nwakali, Ndah
Referee: Bakari Papa Gassama
This article was originally published on Naija News