Egypt 3–1 Nigeria

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Road through the tournament

Every Egypt v Nigeria match21

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African Cup of Nations 2010 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Tuesday 12 Jan 2010 · Benguela, Angola (neutral)

Egypt3–1Nigeria

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Obasi Moteab Hassan Gedo

12′0–1Chinedu Obasi Nigeria
34′1–1Emad Moteab Egypt
54′2–1Ahmed Hassan Egypt
87′3–1Gedo Egypt

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Came on

3Ahmed El MohamadyDF↑56′
15Mohamed NagyMF↑72′
19Mohamed AbdelshafyDF↑84′

Came on

18Victor ObinnaFW↑69′
4KanuFW↑79′

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Egypt: 1790 → 1832
Nigeria: 1836 → 1794

Expected score for Egypt: 43.4% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Meeting 15 of 21, 1963–2026.

Egypt wins: 5
Draws: 8
Nigeria wins: 8

Before

5–1 v Tanzania 5 Nov 2009 · Friendly
2–0 v Algeria 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Algeria 18 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Malawi 29 Dec 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Mali 4 Jan 2010 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Mozambique 16 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
2–0 v Benin 20 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
3–1 v Cameroon 25 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
4–0 v Algeria 28 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
1–0 v Ghana 31 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010

Before

3–0 v Kenya 7 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–0 v Tunisia 20 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Tunisia 6 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Mozambique 11 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–2 v Kenya 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

1–0 v Benin 16 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
3–0 v Mozambique 20 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
0–0 v Zambia 25 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
0–1 v Ghana 28 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
1–0 v Algeria 30 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010

3–1 v Nigeria Group stage
2–0 v Mozambique Group stage
2–0 v Benin Group stage
3–1 v Cameroon Quarter-final
4–0 v Algeria Semi-final
1–0 v Ghana Final

1–3 v Egypt Group stage
1–0 v Benin Group stage
3–0 v Mozambique Group stage
0–0 v Zambia Quarter-final
0–1 v Ghana Semi-final
1–0 v Algeria Third-place play-off

4Mozambique

From Egypt's side.


17 Jan 2026	Nigeria	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
11 Jan 2022	Nigeria	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2022	Group stage
26 Mar 2019	Nigeria	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
29 Mar 2016	Nigeria	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2016	—
25 Mar 2016	Nigeria	1–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2016	—
12 Apr 2012	Nigeria	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
12 Jan 2010	Nigeria	3–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Group stage
25 Nov 2002	Nigeria	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
30 Mar 1994	Nigeria	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1994	Group stage
21 Sep 1991	Nigeria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
5 Mar 1990	Nigeria	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1990	Group stage
20 Mar 1988	Nigeria	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1988	Group stage
14 Mar 1984	Nigeria	2–2 (lost on pens)	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1984	Semi-final
20 Feb 1983	Nigeria	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
18 Feb 1983	Nigeria	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
15 Mar 1980	Nigeria	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations 1980	Group stage
21 Oct 1977	Nigeria	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
8 Oct 1977	Nigeria	0–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
14 Mar 1976	Nigeria	2–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1976	Final round
14 Jan 1973	Nigeria	2–4	Away	All-African Games 1973	—

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