Nigeria edge Egypt on penalties for third place at Cup of Nations
Nigeria secured their ninth Africa Cup of Nations third-place finish after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Egypt following a 0-0 draw, with key saves by Stanley Nwabali.
- On Saturday Nigeria defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Casablanca, with goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saving two penalties and Ademola Lookman scoring the decisive spot-kick.
- After both sides lost in the semifinals, the fixture became the bronze-medal play-off following Nigeria's Wednesday shootout defeat to the Morocco national team, while Morocco and Senegal national team will contest the final in Rabat on Sunday.
- Disallowed strikes and offside rulings influenced the match momentum as a 36th-minute goal was overturned for Paul Onuachu's elbow on Hamdy Fathy, while Egypt made six changes and Nigeria benched Victor Osimhen, Alex Iwobi, and Ademola Lookman.
- The result gave the Super Eagles a record-extending ninth third-place finish, while the Pharaohs settle for a fourth-place finish after four straight defeats in this fixture.
- No extra time was played, sending the bronze game straight to penalties; both Hossam Hassan and Eric Chelle said finishing third was important but team selections suggested otherwise.
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4:2 in elf shooting! Nigeria won in the Africa Cup in Morocco for third place against Egypt. After 90 minutes in Casablanca, Nigeria won the penalty shooting on Saturday with 4:2. goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali parried the shots of Egypt's star Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush. Nigeria finished third in the African continental championships for the ninth time.
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