Egypt v Nigeria, 29 March 2016
| Score | 1-0 to Egypt |
| Referee | Daniel Bennett |
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group G |
| Venue | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria |
| Attendance | 65,000 |
View Egypt v Nigeria head to head
Kick-off: 7.00pm local
1
Egypt
Manager: Héctor Cúper
Goals:
| Ramadan Sobhi | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mohamed El Shenawy
Defender
Ahmed Hegazi
Defender
Hamada Tolba
Defender/Midfielder
Omar Gaber
Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder
Abdulla El Said
(captain)
Midfielder
Ramy Rabia
Midfielder
Ibrahim Salah
Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah
Forward
Marwan Mohsen
Substitutions:
| Amr Gamal for Marwan Mohsen | 70 |
| Hossam Ghaly for Abdulla El Said | 76 |
| Trézéguet for Ramadan Sobhi | 81 |
Cards:
| Ibrahim Salah | 21 | Y |
| Omar Gaber | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mohamed El Shenawy
Defender/Midfielder
Nour El Sayed
Defender/Midfielder
Hossam Ghaly
Midfielder
Hazem Emam
Midfielder
Ibrahim Hassan
Midfielder
Trézéguet
Forward
Amr Gamal
0
Nigeria
Manager: Sunday Oliseh
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Daniel Akpeyi
Goalkeeper
Efe Ambrose
Defender
Godfrey Oboabona
Defender
Abdullahi Shehu
Defender
Amuzie Stanley
Defender
Peter Etebo
Midfielder
John Obi Mikel
Midfielder
(captain)
Victor Moses
Midfielder/Forward
Ahmed Musa
Midfielder/Forward
Odion Ighalo
Forward
Aminu Umar
Forward
Substitutions:
| Elderson Echiéjilé for Amuzie Stanley | 46 |
| Azubuike Egwuekwe for Peter Etebo | 64 |
| Alex Iwobi for Aminu Umar | 73 |
Cards:
| Aminu Umar | 42 | Y |
| Peter Etebo | 44 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Defender
Elderson Echiéjilé
Defender
Azubuike Egwuekwe
Midfielder
Ogenyi Onazi
Midfielder/Forward
Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward
Moses Simon
Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho