Cisse is confident they will defeat the Pharaohs on Tuesday to qualify for the tournament in Qatar in spite of the 1-0 loss on Friday
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In a match in which the Super Eagles curtailed the Pharaohs, the Leicester City striker shot into the top-left corner for the goal
The tie, following Tuesday’s draw, is slated to hold at the 30,000 capacity Garoua Roume Adja Stadium on January 11 at 5pm Nigeria time
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday intensified their training at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba, Delta, ahead of the Friday encounter with Seychelles national team in the 2019 AFCON qualifier.
The 25-year old Salah and 23-year-old Oshoala won the topmost prize at the Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017 held at the International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana
The Pharaohs sealed a berth in the showcase clash by defeating Burkina Faso on penalties in first semi-final
In 1986, a superb free kick from Egypt great Taher Abou-Zeid gave them a 1-0 semi-final win over Morocco in the Nations Cup on home soil
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has announced that a foreign coach would soon be employed to…
Sobhi’s shot in the 65th minute of the tie earned Egypt an unassailable seven points, leaving Nigeria with only two points in Group G of the qualifiers
The gaffer dropped to the bench Manchester City wonder kid, Kelechi Iheanacho, who started the first leg on Friday
The delegation flew aboard an Arik Air aircraft and landed at the Borg El-Arab Airport, Alexandria at 6.35pm Egypt time on Monday (5.35pm Nigeria time)
The team, which departed Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja in the afternoon aboard a chartered Arik flight, landed in Alexandria at about 5.35pm Nigerian time (6.35pm local time)
The team spent about four hours at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja before the chartered Arik Air flight took off on their journey to Egypt
Siasia said this during a post-match briefing at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, following his team’s 1-1 draw with the Pharaohs
With five points, Nigeria are currently second on the log and must beat the Egyptians in Alexandria in their quest to qualify for the Nations Cup in Gabon
This followed the decision of the Kaduna State Government to throw open the gate of the stadium to fans
He said the home-based players currently in camp lacked the necessary qualities needed to win the crucial game against Egypt
“No official letters have been received yet regarding the Nigeria-Egypt game’s rescheduling and we’ll announce when we get confirmation,” the association board member, Ehab Lehitah, said on the EFA official website
The Pharaohs will face Burkina Faso twice on January 24 and 28 in Cairo, while the third game is set to be played in February against Romania or Uzbekistan as the specific opponents are not yet determined