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Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved shots from Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush to put his side in the driving seat.
Alex Iwobi swept home Nigeria’s fourth kick to give his side a 3-1 lead and pile the pressure on Mahmoud Saber.
The 24-year-old ZED midfielder thrashed the ball high to Nwabali’s right to keep his team in the contest.
But Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman calmly slotted in the fifth strike to furnish them with a 4-2 win.
Nigeria advance to semi-finals at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
ahead of the final between Senegal and Morocco, both head coaches made changes to the sides that started the semi-final.
Egypt boss Hossam Hassan, a three-time winner of the Cup of Nations during a 21-year playing career with the national side, surprisingly started Mohamed Salah for the match.
Hassan’s Nigeria counterpart, Eric Chelle, deployed Paul Onuachu as the target man instead of Victor Osimhen.
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