Egypt 2023 : Nigeria Back On Track For World Cup Ticket

Seven-time champions Nigeria steered their marketing campaign again on the rails after defender Solomon Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three factors from host nation Egypt on the Cairo Worldwide Stadium on Wednesday night time.

The defender met Muhammad Aminu’s nook kick with a bullet header that Egypt’s goalkeeper Mostafa Amin might do nothing about, and it’s the host nation that now faces the stark risk of elimination from the twenty third Africa U20 Cup of Nations.

After Nigeria misplaced her opening sport by a lone objective to Senegal and the host nation might solely putter to a scoreless draw towards Mozambique, it was a on condition that each groups would tear at one another from the start. The hosts mounted the very best strain within the first quarter-hour however shot huge when offered with the chance to nick it.

Amin saved twice from Ibrahim Muhammad within the twenty eighth minute however on the different finish, eight minutes later, Abdelrahman El Sayed once more blasted huge in entrance of Chijioke Aniagboso.

Aniagboso did a tidy job all through, together with saving point-blank photographs on two events in a ferocious second half.

Eight minutes after the restart, Ahmed Belasi might have put the North Africans forward, however his header went huge with the objective begging. Ten minutes later, Aniagboso stored his calm to disclaim Rafaat Bayoumi, and two minutes later, Ibrahim Muhammad might have shot Nigeria forward with a flash shot from the sting of the field that went narrowly huge.

Aniagboso once more got here up huge for Nigeria within the 66th minute, with substitute Omar El Saei assured he was on to an awesome factor.

5 minutes later, Agbalaka’s bullet header put Nigeria in entrance, and regardless of alternatives for each groups afterwards, the scoreline remained unchanged.

Senegal, who hammered Mozambique 3-0 within the earlier match, lead Group A with six factors and have nearly sealed a quarter-final place. Three-pointer Nigeria keep in second place, and can be anticipated to overwhelm one-pointer Mozambique when each groups conflict on the identical venue on Saturday.

Egypt have the daunting prospect of battling Senegal, with defeat positive to imply early elimination for the host nation.

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