Booksology Books – Youssef Muhammad:
07:37 PM 12/16/2025
The Egyptian national team was able to achieve victory over its counterpart, the Nigerian national team, in the friendly match that brought together the two teams today, Tuesday, in preparation for participating in the 2025 African Nations Championship in Morocco.
The whistle for the start of the match sounded today, Tuesday, December 16, at exactly eight o’clock in the evening, Cairo time, at Cairo International Stadium.
The Egyptian national team will enter the match with a formation consisting of:
Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy
Defense line: Mohamed Hani, Yasser Ibrahim, Hossam Abdel Majeed and Ahmed Fattouh
Midfield: Hamdi Fathi, Marwan Attia and Emam Ashour
Offensive line: Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Mahmoud Saber and Mostafa Mohamed
Highlights of the friendly match between Egypt and Nigeria:
Minute 1: The start of the match.
Minute 4: Egyptian national team players control the ball, but without danger.
Minute 7: Foul for Emam Ashour, the Egyptian national team player, in the middle of the field.
Minute 12: Mutual control of the ball between the players of the two teams.
Minute 18: A shot from a Nigerian national team player, but it passes above the national team’s goal.
Minute 23: A powerful shot from Emam Ashour collides with the Nigerian national team’s defence.
Minute 27: Mahmoud Saber scores the first goal for Egypt against Nigeria.
Minute 37: A cross from Imam Ashour, the Egyptian national team player, but it passes outside the field
Minute 45: The match referee counts a minute of stoppage time.
Minute 1+45: Awazem scores the equalizer for Nigeria against Egypt.
Minute 46: The start of the second half.
Minute 52: A cross from Mahmoud Saber, the Egyptian national team player, passes in front of Mostafa Mohamed.
Minute 53: Mostafa Mohamed scores the second goal for the Egyptian national team.
Minute 64: A cross from a Nigerian national team player is blocked by the Egyptian national team’s defence.
Minute 72: The match was stopped for treatment of a Nigerian national team player.
Minute 77: A cross from a Nigerian national team player is blocked by the Egyptian national team’s defence.
Minute 83: A cross from Mohamed Hani, the Egyptian national team player, is blocked by the Nigerian defense.
Minute 86: The Egyptian national team lost the third opportunity after an incursion by Mohamed Shehata into the penalty area, but the Nigerian defender cleared the ball.
Minute 90: The match referee counts 5 minutes of stoppage time.
Minute 5+90: End of the match.
