Soccer60.com analyst Okorodike Laurel Chinedu gives us an insight of what is at stake as Pharaohs of Egypt tackles the Super Eagles of Nigeria at Borg el arab Stadium right there in the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt. Few days from that epic and nail bitting first leg clash in Kaduna.
Egypt Vs Nigeria: AFCON 2017 Qualifier
Date: Tuesday, March 29th.
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Borg el arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt.
What is at stake?
At stake is the ticket for the 2017 Orange Africa Cup Of Nations scheduled to hold in Gabon in January 2017.Both sides are in Group G alongside Tanzania.
Big talking Point
The big talking point ahead of this match has been the unfortunate withdrawal of Chad from the remaining qualifier, which has left Nigeria's qualification from this group tight.
On paper it seems that the qualification pendulum has swung to the camp of the Egyptians. But in football anything is possible.The Pharaohs of Egypt just need an outright victory which will give birth to the maximum three points and automatically grant them the ticket to the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon.
On the other hand,Such result for the Pharaohs will automatically deny the Super Eagles the ticket to the African Cup Of Nations competition for the second consecutive time (Nigeria failed to qualify for the last Africa Cup of Nations which was held in Equatorial Guinea)
Head to Head (Nigeria vs Egypt)
The Super Eagles have a pretty good record when playing Egypt. The two countries have met a whopping 16 times, with Nigeria winning seven times, drawing five times and losing four times.
Follow this exciting encounter between two African heavyweights LIVE minute by minute here on Wednesday, March 29th, starting 6pm Nigeria Time.
