Egypt vs Nigeria: 2–1

Egypt beat Nigeria 2–1 in the International Friendly on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt.

Competition: International Friendly (2025 International Friendly)
Kick-off time: Tue, 16 Dec 2025, 18:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 5,000
Teams: Egypt (home), Nigeria (away)

Goals

28' — Mahmoud Saber (Egypt)
45'+3' — Chidozie Awaziem (Nigeria)
53' — Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt)

Starting line-ups

Egypt (4-3-3): Mohamed El Shenawy (G), Hossam Abdelmaguid (CD-L), Yasser Ibrahim (CD-R), Ahmed Fatouh (LB), Mohamed Hany (RB), Emam Ashour (CM), Hamdy Fathy (LM), Marawan Attia (RM), Mostafa Mohamed (F), Mahmoud Saber (LF), Zizo (RF).

Nigeria (4-1-3-2): Stanley Nwabali (G), Igoh Ogbu (CD-L), Chidozie Awaziem (CD-R), Frank Onyeka (SW), Zaidu Sanusi (LB), Bright Osayi-Samuel (RB), Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (CM), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (LM), Raphael Onyedika (RM), Paul Onuachu (CF-L), Chidera Ejuke (CF-R).

Recent form

Egypt: drew 0–0 away to Burkina Faso (9 Sept); won 3–0 away to Djibouti (8 Oct); won 1–0 vs Guinea-Bissau (12 Oct); lost 2–0 vs Uzbekistan (14 Nov); won 1–1 vs Cape Verde (17 Nov).

Nigeria: drew 1–1 away to South Africa (9 Sept); won 2–1 away to Lesotho (10 Oct); won 4–0 vs Benin (14 Oct); won 4–1 vs Gabon (13 Nov); lost 1–1 vs Congo DR (16 Nov).