Match Summary Egypt and Niger in the 2019 African Nations Playoffs

Egypt drew 1-1 against Niger in their last match at Senai Conchi Stadium in the final round of the 2019 Nations Cup qualifiers, bringing the lead Pharaohs at 13 points.

Match goals

Egypt took advantage in the 47th minute of Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, before Motari Amadou made the equalizer for the hosts in the 82nd minute

Formation of Pharaohs

The Egyptian team started the match with Ahmed El-Shennawi in the goalkeeper, Karim Hafez, Ahmed Ayman Mansour, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Hany in defense, Ali Ghazal, Amr El-Solia, Nabil Dunga, Amr Warda Ammar Hamdy in the center and the attack.

First semester

The start of the match was marked by the speed and enthusiasm of both teams, namely the country team, Niger, who launched a second minute attack and asked his players to 39 referee a penalty after blocking the Nigerian striker against Dunga, but the referee overturned the decision.

For its part, the national team reacted quickly to the attack of Niger by Mohamed Hany, Coca and Amr Warda, who knocked out the hosts with two successive attacks but without real danger: the two teams exchanged attacks and controlled the ball without reaching the goal.

The Egyptian team nearly scored the first goal in the 26th minute of a powerful shot by Ammar Hamdi, but the Niger goalkeeper brilliantly saved the game. In the 32nd minute, almost Niger scored the first goal of the cross on the Niger striker, who shot the ball to the right-wing position, Ahmed Al-Shennawi.

The Nigerian team launched more than one attack on the Pharaohs before the end of the first half and almost scored the goal of progress because of the low concentration of defenders specifically on Jabr and Ahmed Ayman Mansour, but the first half ended in a draw.

Second semester events

At the start of the second half, Egyptian coach Javier Aguirre replaced the Trezeguet player with a replacement that allowed him to score the first goal in the 47th minute as a result of an individual shot, which allowed him to score in goal.

In the 54th minute, the referee was awarded a penalty to Ali Gabr after being embarrassed by the Niger player, Sulaymana Saku.

In the 69th minute, Ajiri paid the second change of Pharaohs Abdul Rahman Majdi to the account of Ammar Hamdi, who appeared at a good level, and managed to keep Egypt's progress despite the skirmishes of Niger .

In the 79th minute, Agri pays for the third change with the arrival of Mustafa Mohamed, the army striker at the expense of Ahmed Hassan Koka, to strengthen the offensive line. In the 82nd minute, Niger scored the equalizer goal of Motari Amado on a powerful shot by Ahmed Al Shennawi. The remaining minutes launched more than one attack on Shennawi's goal, which managed to prevent the net from shaking again, ending the game with a 1-1 draw.