{"id":2129,"date":"2025-12-18T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2025-12-18T01:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:43:54","slug":"egypt-beat-nigeria-2-1-in-pre-afcon-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2129","title":{"rendered":"Egypt beat Nigeria 2-1 in pre-AFCON friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Egypt\u00a0beat Nigeria 2\u20131 in a pre-Africa Cup of Nations friendly at the Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday as both sides completed their final preparations for the tournament,\u00a0<em>PUNCH Sports Extra\u00a0<\/em>reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosts took the lead in the 28th minute through Ahmed Saber after neat work down the right by Zizo, whose low cross found the midfielder unmarked for a close-range finish. Nigeria responded with increased urgency and went close before the break, Paul Onuachu forcing a fine save from Mohamed El-Shenawy with a glancing header from Frank Onyeka\u2019s long throw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fireboy DML - iseoluwa (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhR7EtqJ4LE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Super Eagles were rewarded in first-half stoppage time when Chidozie Awaziem equalised. 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