"CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Nigeria defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in Casablanca on Saturday to secure third place at the Africa Cup of Nations, with substitute Ademola Lookman scoring the decisive penalty in the shootout. Both Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush missed Egypt's opening spot kicks, while Akor Adams, Moses Simon and Alex Iwobi all converted for the Super Eagles, before Lookman stepped up to secure the bronze medal."
"They thought they'd taken the lead in the 36th minute when Adams headed beyond Mostafa Shobeir after the keeper parried into Samuel Chukwueze's path and the wideman crossed back for the Sevilla striker to head home via a deflection off Paul Onuachu. However, the towering striker was deemed to have elbowed Hamdy Fathy as Adams leapt for the ball, and after an extended VAR check, the goal was ruled out, although replays appeared to indicate the striker was completely oblivious to the supposed contact."
"Each side showed more attacking intent and desire to impose themselves than they had done in limp semifinal exits. Stanley Nwabali was called into action inside the opening exchanges to claim the ball after Trézéguet sought to pick out Salah early, with Egypt showing more ambition early on than they had done in the entirety of their poor loss against Senegal on Wednesday."
Nigeria beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw to finish third at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Ademola Lookman converting the decisive spot kick. Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush missed Egypt's opening penalties, while Akor Adams, Moses Simon and Alex Iwobi scored for Nigeria. Nigeria had a goal by Adams ruled out after a VAR review for an elbow on Hamdy Fathy despite replays suggesting no contact. Both teams showed greater attacking intent than in their semifinals, with Stanley Nwabali and Mostafa Shobeir called into action during early exchanges. Nigeria recovered from their earlier shootout loss to claim bronze.
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