Nigeria vs Egypt 1-0

[Heliopolis]

Lucky win. We go take you in 2nd leg.

[Scipio Africanus]

If it was Rohr we would have lost and he would have told us that it is because we don't have players like Lewandowski and Suarez.

And Salah

[joao]

what a counter!!!!!

Denied a befitting ending by Ejuke's boneheaded shot

I'll rather look at a superb stop by the GK

The angle was too narrow except if the GK was sleepy, Ejuke should have squared no doubt.

[donadoni]

So great to see Nigeria playing like Nigeria - that is what we have been missing

[Cellular]

Omo ...I love Aribo .

Silently doing the biz

Aribo is a BALLER!!!!

Loved to see my boy Aina show how to play the Fullback position. **** had him not seeing playing time.

For me, Aribo is that player like the late Muda Lawal who just balls and does everything. Plugs in where you need him and has a high football IQ.

[Lolly]

Pinnick needs to calm down on the hire of the Portuguese, he will be a blatant ediot to replace Eguoveon if Naija go far.

Eguavoen will be replaced after the tournament. A deal is a deal.

Excellent start for the Super Eagles!!!

If he gets to at least the semis, I think we should pay the Portuguese guy off and keep Egu.

[Cally]

Aribo my MOM by a country mile...

What a player he is. Way to step up at the biggest stage.

[txj]

Speculative tactic by Queiroz completely nullified by a discipline performance in central MF by Aribo and Ndidi, with wide players staying wide to create room underneath for Kele.

Great tactical balance.

On to the next

[1naija]

How many saves did you want him to make?

Maduka made ONLY ONE SAVE GUYS, let that sink in

[theDunamis]

So Moses once again terrorises Egypt.

And parted the red sea many times today.

[Cellular]

Lucky win. We go take you in 2nd leg.

Good one!

[Odas]

Pinnick needs to calm down on the hire of the Portuguese, he will be a blatant ediot to replace Eguoveon if Naija go far.

I honestly think the NEW coach shouldn't have been hired

[chif456]

Aribo is an absolute baller . A proper modern midfielder. He and Ndidi did their thing.

[airwolex]

Men they all balled. Ndidi and Aribo in the midfield. The wingbacks defended well, but for me Simon sas our best player.

[Cellular]

We've been wasteful with the opportunities we have had to secure the game

This game shouldn't have been this close.

Very wasteful with our opportunities.

[1naija]

Haba! No post game analysis by Bein sports. Don't they know we need to bask in the glory of our victory?

[Odas]

Lucky win. We go take you in 2nd leg.

'Lucky win?' Heliopolis, if this game is played twice, I believe we will win it again

[joao]

Pinnick needs to calm down on the hire of the Portuguese, he will be a blatant ediot to replace Eguoveon if Naija go far.

Eguavoen will be replaced after the tournament. A deal is a deal.

Excellent start for the Super Eagles!!!

If he gets to at least the semis, I think we should pay the Portuguese guy off and keep Egu.

I don't believe he'll take Nairas.
Looks like Picnick is going to be in serious okra soup if Egu pulls this AFCON off.

[theYemster]

What a start!! Well played!

Aribo specifically impressed me so much.

Aribo, Ndidi, Omeuro, Moses, Aina, and Awoniyi all impressed. Moses needs to learn to cross better though.

[joao]

Pinnick needs to calm down on the hire of the Portuguese, he will be a blatant ediot to replace Eguoveon if Naija go far.

Eguavoen will be replaced after the tournament. A deal is a deal.

Excellent start for the Super Eagles!!!

If he gets to at least the semis, I think we should pay the Portuguese guy off and keep Egu.

I don't believe he'll take Nairas.
Looks like Picnick is going to be in serious okra soup if Egu pulls this AFCON off.

[chif456]

Aribo is an absolute baller . A proper modern midfielder. He and Ndidi did their thing.

[hestonap]

I am impressed with how lively Nigeria has been. I almost did not recognize our team. Kudos to the lads. On the front foot!! I love it. I also liker the pressure when Egypt has the ball. We have not allowed them to settle down.

Prof, abeg told them. So the same players who could not string passes against 'lesser opposition' compared to the Egyptians over the past several months look a totally different enterprise.

So what changed ?

A coach who believes in the ability of his players. On who knows his onions.

All some of us have asked from the start, is stop playing cowardly football and let us play like men, even if we lose, let us compete properly. Yet the dude was stinking up the joint with arguably our most in-depth collection of players in a long time.

Congrats to Egu and the boys today. hey played with confidence, swagger worked hard and were a pride and joy to behold.

[1naija]

Which were the wasted opportunities?

We've been wasteful with the opportunities we have had to secure the game

This game shouldn't have been this close.

Very wasteful with our opportunities.