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Salah, Marmoush PK misses hand Nigeria AFCON bronze

Egypt stars Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush both saw their penalties saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in a shootout to allow the Super Eagles to claim Africa Cup of Nations bronze.
Jan 17, 2026, 06:39 pm - Ed Dove

Penalty Shootout

Egypt
Nigeria
Mohamed Salah
Pen 1
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Omar Marmoush
Pen 2
Akor Adams
Ramy Rabia
Pen 3
Moses Simon
Mahmoud Saber
Pen 4
Alex Iwobi
Pen 5
Ademola Lookman

Match Timeline

Egypt
Nigeria
  • KO
  • 39
  • 45
  • HT
  • 45
  • 60
  • 61
  • 65
  • 73
  • 87
  • 90+1
  • 90+3
  • FT

Match Commentary

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Match ends, Egypt 0(2), Nigeria 0(4).
98'
Penalty Shootout ends, Egypt 0(2), Nigeria 0(4).
98'
Goal! Egypt 0(2), Nigeria 0(4). Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Match Stats
EGYNGA
Possession
53.3%
46.753.3
46.7%
Shots on Goal
1
4
Shot Attempts
5
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
4
1