The teams immediately resorted to penalty kicks after the match ended in a goalless draw.
The Nigerian national team succeeded in deciding the result of the match in its favor in a series of penalty kicks (4-2), after the Egyptian duo Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush missed the first and second kicks, respectively.
Bronze medal for the Green Eagles. 🥉
Nigeria’s national team takes third place in the 2025 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations. 🇳🇬#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/6fSJUThfIS
— Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2025 (@caf_online_AR) January 17, 2026
Nigeria’s “Eagles” team won bronze medals for the eighth time in the tournament’s history, while Egypt’s “Pharaohs” team settled for fourth place.
It is noteworthy that the final match of the 2025 African Cup of Nations will bring together the teams of Morocco and Senegal tomorrow evening, Sunday, at the Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium in the capital, Rabat.
Source: RT
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Published on: 2026-01-17 23:14:00
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