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The Pharaohs of Egypt have arrived Asaba for Tuesday’s prestige
friendly against the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Stephen Keshi Stadium.
The Pharaohs
finished their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign with a 1-1 away
draw against Niger, to drop their only fifth point in the group.
Mahmoud
Trezeguet gave Egypt the lead in the 47th minute, two minutes after he was
brought on, however, an 81st-minute equaliser by Amadou Moutari ensured the
spoils were shared.
Head coach of the side Javier Aguirre left out the country’s
biggest star Mohamed Salah from the game who will also be missing in action
against the Super Eagles on Tuesday.
The Super Eagles
ended their 2019 AFCON qualifying campaign on a positive note following a 3-1
win against Seychelles at the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Friday.
Both countries
will use the game to prepare for the 2019 AFCON finals will be hosted by Egypt
this summer.
The last time
Egypt faced Nigeria at home was in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.
The Pharaohs
managed to secure a last-gasp draw following a Mohamed Salah strike only to go
on and beat Nigeria 1-0 in Alexandria and qualify for the AFCON for the first
time since 2010.
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