Nigeria were deserved 1-0 winners of their heavyweight Group D opener with Egypt on the Africa Cup of Nations, with Mohamed Salah not able to encourage the report seven-time champions.
Carlos Queiroz's side were second fine for in reality the entire game but mainly the primary 1/2, after they observed themselves trailing to Kelechi Iheanacho's wonderstrike.
The Leicester City striker become afforded time to take a hint just inside the field, however there has been little Mohamed El-Shenawy may want to do approximately the finish as Iheanacho rifled into the top-right corner as the ball sat up nicely for him.
The energetic Taiwo Awoniyi idea he had made it 2-0 early in the 2nd half of, however his header become adjudged to have been saved right on the road.
A poor touch then robbed Iheanacho of the threat to slot into an empty net, before the quiet Salah become crowded out simply in time as he were given a feeble shot away in a rare sighting of aim for Egypt.
Egypt will now be playing seize-up on matchday two as they face Guinea-Bissau. Nigeria ought to potentially stable passage to the knockouts in opposition to Sudan.
