Egypt vs Nigeria

Egypt

0 - 0

Nigeria

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Jalal Jayed 🔁 3rd place 🏁 match finished

Season

2025 Season

Stage

3rd place

Africa Cup of Nations Table

Egypt 4 · Nigeria 1

Referee Stats

Jalal Jayed

3 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	67%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.

Team Overview

Egypt (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-0

Goals For / Against

7 / 4

Avg: 1.40 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nigeria (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 1

Avg: 1.67 / 0.33

Points

Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Africa Cup of Nations fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.20

PPG

2.33

1.40

1.67

0.80

0.33

40%

O2.5

33%

60%

BTTS

33%

20%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Egypt rank4th

Nigeria rank1st

Egypt points12

Nigeria points17

Egypt: #4 · 12 pts · GD +2

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nigeria: #1 · 17 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Egypt last 5 home

D W D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index64

Goals7-4

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nigeria last 5 away

D W W

Points7/9

Weighted index67

Goals5-1

Record2-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Egypt trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nigeria trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Egypt score at home80%

Egypt clean sheet at home40%

Nigeria score away67%

Nigeria clean sheet away67%

First-goal patterns

Egypt score first20%

Egypt win after scoring first100%

Nigeria score first67%

Nigeria win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Egypt 100% · Nigeria 0%

Avg first goal minute: Egypt 4.0' · Nigeria 42.5'

Vs league average

Egypt score at home1.40 vs 1.19

Egypt concede at home0.80 vs 1.06

Nigeria score away1.67 vs 1.06

Nigeria concede away0.33 vs 1.19

Egypt score 17% above league average, while Nigeria score 58% above league average.

Defensive side: Egypt are 24% below league average at home, and Nigeria are 72% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals0.50

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 0.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Egypt goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Nigeria goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ VAR

P. Onuachu

Goal cancelled

39'

39' P. Onuachu

45'

45' M. Simon

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Onuachu

1st substitution · For: A. Lookman

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Trézéguet

1st substitution · For: Mahmoud Saber

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Zizo

2nd substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ B. Osayi-Samuel

2nd substitution · For: A. Iwobi

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Mostafa Mohamed

3rd substitution · For: Ibrahim Adel

87'

87' I. Ogbu

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Ajayi

3rd substitution · For: C. Awaziem

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Chukwueze

4th substitution · For: C. Ejuke

Egypt vs Nigeria 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Egypt drew 0-0 with Nigeria on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Africa Cup of Nations. The match was refereed by Jalal Jayed.

First half: VAR intervened at 38' for Nigeria (Goal cancelled). P. Onuachu received a yellow card for Nigeria at 39'. M. Simon received a yellow card for Nigeria at 45'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Nigeria made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Onuachu replacing A. Lookman. Egypt made their 1st substitution at 60', with Trézéguet replacing Mahmoud Saber. Egypt made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Zizo replacing Omar Marmoush. Nigeria made their 2nd substitution at 65', with B. Osayi-Samuel replacing A. Iwobi. Egypt made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Mostafa Mohamed replacing Ibrahim Adel. I. Ogbu received a yellow card for Nigeria at 87'. Nigeria made their 3rd substitution at 90', with S. Ajayi replacing C. Awaziem. Nigeria made their 4th substitution at 90', with S. Chukwueze replacing C. Ejuke.

Egypt used 3 substitutions while Nigeria used 4 substitutions. Nigeria got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Egypt vs Nigeria Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Jan 2026 Egypt vs Nigeria 0 - 0

2021-2022 Season

11 Jan 2022 Nigeria vs Egypt 1 - 0