The Nigerian national team won the bronze of the African Cup of Nations

The Nigerian national team became the bronze medalist of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, beating the Egyptian team in the match for third place. The match took place on January 17 at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca and ended with a 4-2 victory for the Nigerians in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in regular time.

The main time of the game ended with no goals scored. In the penalty shootout, the Nigerian national team won, demonstrating the best accuracy. The players of the Egyptian team Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush failed to take the goal. Thus, Nigeria became the bronze medalist of the Africa Cup of Nations for the eighth time in its history, which is a record for the tournament.

At the semi—final stage, the Nigerian national team lost to Morocco with a score of 0:0 and 2:4 on penalties, and the Egyptian team lost to Senegal - 0:1.

On Sunday, January 18, the final match of the African Cup of Nations will take place. In the final, the national teams of Senegal and Morocco will compete for the main trophy. This continental tournament, which brought together 24 teams, takes place on the territory of Morocco. The current winner of the Africa Cup of Nations is the national team of Côte d'Ivoire.

Team practice: what to expect from the upcoming game against Bolivia

Our national team will face an opponent from South America for the first time in seven years.

On January 10, the Egyptian national team defeated Côte d'Ivoire in the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations. The game started at 22:00 Moscow time at the Adrar stadium in Agadir, Morocco and ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the Egyptian athletes.

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