Nigeria – Egypt : Preview & Prediction
Nigeria and Egypt will not have time to assess each other in this CAN 2022. The two favorites of group D meet on the first day of the competition. It’s a game that promises to be very tight, between selections that can clearly aim for the title. And for this first day, we give Nigeria a very slight advantage. Gernot Rohr’s men did not tremble to stamp their ticket for this CAN. They had four wins and two draws in the playoffs. And the Super Eagles followed by joining the third round of qualifying for the World Cup, without too much difficulty. They can therefore disembark with full confidence for this shock. Admittedly, the task is not going to be easy, but they will still try to get by with at least one point, to stay in good shape in the race for first place.
Sudan and Guinea-Bissau are the two other selections which complete this group D. They should therefore not be able to join in the fight for one of the first two places. This match against the Egyptians therefore remains very important for Nigeria. His opponent of the day also qualified very easily for this CAN 2022. Egypt did not lose a single match in the CAN qualifiers and the World Cup. The Pharaohs, however, did not face the best teams on the continent. The deal could therefore be different for Mohamed Salah’s teammates, during this shock. The Pharaohs also lost their last confrontation against Nigeria, in 2019 (1-0). They therefore do not expect an easy match for their entry into this competition.
Nigeria went in the last four of the last edition.
Nigeria has had three CAN wins.
Nigeria have lost just one of their last six matches.
Egypt is the most successful team in CAN, with seven trophies.
Egypt went to the round of 16 of the last edition.
Egypt have won only one of their last three encounters against Nigeria.
It is a game that promises to be very close between two favorites in this competition. Admittedly, Egypt seems to be a slight favorite on paper. However, we can clearly see Nigeria getting away with a first excellent result in this shock.
Nigeria – Egypt : Betting Tips
Egypt – Win Odds: 2.25
