Nigeria secured third place in the Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Egypt 4-2 on penalties on Saturday. Captain Egypt's Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmosh missed their kicks. Despite goalkeeper Mustafa Shuber saving Nigeria's Visayo Deli Bashiro's first penalty, Stanley Nwabilisaved the kicks from Salah and Marmosh, securing the bronze medal for his team. The match began with mutual control, and Salah missed a chance to score from close range after a pass from Mohamed Kanno. Adams scored a goal that was disallowed due to a foul by Egypt's Hamdi Fathi at the start of the attack. Nigeria's Ademola Lukman thought he had put his team ahead in the second half, but the goal was also disallowed for offside. Nigeria claimed third place for the ninth time in the tournament's history.
