Egypt – Nigeria. Africa Cup of Nations third-place match prediction

On January 17, in the match for the third place at the African Cup, Egypt will play against Nigeria. The meeting is scheduled to start at 18:00 Kyiv time.

Egypt

The “Pharaohs” did not have easy matches at this tournament, they started with a strong-willed victory over Zimbabwe, scoring the decisive goal in stoppage time. Then they beat South Africa – 1:0, here they had to spend the entire second half in the minority. In the last round, they drew with Angola, which was enough for the first place in the group.

In the 1/8 finals, unyielding Benin passed – 3:1, but overtime was needed to determine the winner. The real breakthrough came in the quarter-finals against Ivory Coast, resulting in a 3:2 victory. Senegal did not let Salah and company into the final, the only goal in the match was scored by Mo’s former teammate, Sadio Mane – 0:1. Abdelmaghid will not play due to a series of yellow cards, Hamdi is injured, the leaders Salah and Marmoush will not play beforehand, they are being rested, but here we have to wait for the official announcement of the lineups.

Nigeria

“Superols” looked confident and spectacular at this tournament, winning all matches until the semi-finals. At the group stage, Nigerians defeated Tanzania – 2:1, Tunisia – 3:2 and Uganda – 3:1. In the 1/8 finals, Mozambique had no chance – 4:0, and Algeria went on without problems – 2:0.

In the semi-final against the hosts of the tournament, Morocco, the “Super Eagles” played extremely timidly, only two shots on goal in 120 minutes, the opponent had 16. It came to a penalty shootout, since there were no scored goals, the Moroccans were more accurate. Bessie won’t play due to a series of yellow cards, Desser is injured, Onyeka will be rested beforehand.

Personal meetings

The teams have a solid history of face-to-face confrontations, where they played with variable success. The last time the rivals crossed paths was a month ago, when the Egyptians won 2:1 in a friendly match.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET evaluate the chances of the teams with very decent coefficients: 4.25 for Egypt and 2.08 for Nigeria. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

Third-place matches usually don’t have the same pressure as semi-finals or finals. Both teams will no longer take the main trophy, but at the same time they can end the tournament with a victory.

The Nigerians are listed as slight favourites, which I agree with, as they have looked more interesting than their upcoming opponent at this Africa Cup of Nations. I think the teams will be able to break free, so I bet on the total more than 2.5 goals for 2.1.