Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (2-4 on penalties): AFCON 2025 report, result, goals as Salah, Marmoush miss in penalty shootout defeat

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester City striker Omar Marmoush missed penalties in a shootout as Egypt finished their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with a defeat to Nigeria in Casablanca.

Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabal plunged the correct way to deny the Premier League pair, ensuring counterpart Ouba Shobeir’s save from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in the first attempt of the shootout was immaterial.

Akor Adams, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi and Ademola Lookman converted spot kicks to ensure the Super Eagles finished third, with the Pharaohs fourth.

Egypt vs Nigeria: Super Eagles bag AFCON 2025 bronze

Nigeria will perhaps feel they deserved the win, having had an Adams goal ruled out during the first half because Paul Onuachu was adjudged to have fouled Hamdi Fathy.

Lookman was also denied the opener after the break because of an offside decision, but Eric Chelle’s team held the nerve in the shootout as Salah, Marmoush and their teammates left the finals empty-handed.

Host nation Morocco meet 2021 champions Senegal in the final in Rabat on Sunday (19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT).

Egypt team vs Nigeria

Egypt starting XI: Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Hany, Hamdi Fathy, Rami Rabia, Khaled Sobhy, Mohamed Salah, Zizo, Emam Ashour, Mohanad Lasheen, Trezeguet, Mostafa Mohamed

Egypt substitutes: Ahmed El Shenawy, Mohamed Shehata, Mohamed Sobhi, Mostafa Fathi, Ibrahim Adel, Osama Faisal, Omar Marmoush, Mohamed El Shenawy, Ahmed Eid, Mahmoud Saber, Mohamed Ismaeil

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Nigeria team vs Egypt

Nigeria starting XI: Stanley Nwabali, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Semi Ajayi, Igoh Ogbu, Bruno Onyemaechi, Samuel Chukwueze, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Raphael Onyedika, Moses Simon, Akor Adams, Paul Onuachu

Nigeria substitutes: Francis Uzoho, Zaidu Sanusi, Wilfred Ndidi, Ademola Lookman, Frank Onyeka, Victor Osimhen, Mohammed Usman, Amas Obasogie, Alex Iwobi, Chidozie Awaziem, Chidera Ejuke, Salim Lawal, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Ryan Alebiosu, Tochukwu Nnadi

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AFCON 2025 fixtures, results, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule

All times are GMT.

Sunday, December 21 2025

• Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Rabat)

Monday, December 22 2025

• Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia (Casablanca)
• Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Marrakech)
• Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Agadir)

Tuesday, December 23 2025

• Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Tangie)
• Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Rabat)
• Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Fes)
• Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Rabat)

Wednesday, December 24 2025

• Group E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca)
• Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Rabat)
• Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (Marrakech)
• Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Agadir)

Friday, December 26 2025

• Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe (Marrakech)
• Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa (Agadir)
• Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros (Casablanca)
• Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali (Rabat)

Saturday, December 27 2025

• Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana (Rabat)
• Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo (Tangier)
• Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania (Rabat)
• Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (Fes)

Sunday, December 28 2025

• Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
• Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
• Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
• Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)

Monday, December 29 2025

• Group B: Angola 0-0 Egypt (Agadir)
• Group B: Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa (Marrakech)
• Group A: Comoros 0-0 Mali (Casablanca)
• Group A: Zambia 0-3 Morocco (Rabat)

Tuesday, December 30 2025

• Group C: Tanzania 1-1 Tunisia (Rabat)
• Group C: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria (Fes)
• Group D: Benin 0-3 Senegal (Tangier)
• Group D: Botswana 0-3 DR Congo (Rabat)

Wednesday, December 31 2025

• Group E: Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Algeria (Rabat)
• Group E: Sudan 0-2 Burkina Faso (Casablanca)
• Group F: Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast (Marrakech)
• Group F: Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon (Agadir)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16

Saturday, January 3 2026

• SR1: Senegal 3-1 Sudan (Tangier)
• SR2: Mali 1-1 Tunisia (3-2 on penalties) (Casablanca)

Sunday, January 4

• SR3: Morocco 1-0 Tanzania (Rabat)
• SR4: South Africa 1-2 Cameroon (Rabat)

Monday, January 5

• SR5: Egypt 3-1 Benin (after extra time) (Agadir)
• SR6: Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique (Fes)

Tuesday, January 6

• SR7: Algeria 1-0 DR Congo (after extra time) (Rabat)
• SR8: Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso (Marrakech)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals

Friday, January 9

• QF1: Mali 0-1 Senegal (Tangier)
• QF2: Cameroon 0-2 Morocco (Rabat)

Saturday, January 10

• QF3: Algeria 0-2 Nigeria (Marrakech)
• QF4: Egypt 3-2 Ivory Coast (Agadir)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals

Wednesday, January 14

• SF1: Senegal 1-0 Egypt (Tangier)
• SF2: Nigeria 0-0 Morocco (2-4 on penalties) (Rabat)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match

Saturday, January 17

• Nigeria 0-0 Egypt (4-2 on penalties) (Casablanca)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final

Sunday, January 18

• Senegal vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)