Egypt fails to grab an easy win from Nigeria | VIDEO
Full time: Nigeria 1-1 Egypt
Mohamed Salah scored in injury time to rescue a point for Egypt away to Nigeria in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday.
It keeps the Pharaohs on top of Group G by two points from Nigeria.
The Super Eagles took the lead on the hour through Warri Wolves striker Etebo Oghenekaro but But Roma winger Salah equalised in the 91st minute.
Only the top two teams from each group are guaranteed progress to the next round in the race to reach Gabon.
Goals:
60‘ Nigeria take the lead through Etobe who pounces on the rebound following Klechi’s strike that bounced off the woodwork!
90+1 In a three-minute stoppage, Salah brilliantly breaks the offside trap before latching onto Ramadan’s delightful through ball to dink the ball over the keeper!!
Starting lineups:
Nigeria: Carl Ikeme; Stanley Amuzie, Efe Ambrose, Godfrey Oboabona, Abdullahi Shehu; John Obi Mikel, Etebo, Kelechi Iheanacho; Moses Simon, Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo
Egypt: Ahmed El-Shennawi, Omar Gaber, Ramy Rabia, Ahmed Hegazy, Hamada Tolba, Ibrahim Salah, Mohamed Elneny, Abdallah El-Said, Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’, Ahmed Hassan ‘Kouka’, Mohamed Salah
Watch the goals here:
