"Zizo got two assists as Egypt earned a 2-1 friendly win over Nigeria at Cairo International Stadium on Tuesday, in their final match ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations. Both sides were without their talismanic figures, with Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen not included in the squads, but Egypt found a way to clinch the victory."
"The hosts continued to dominate with Emam Ashour missing a glorious chance to double their lead after brilliant individual play, but he could not hit the target. And that cost them on the stroke of half-time as a Zaidu Sanusi free-kick was not dealt with by Egypt, and Chidozie Awaziem was on hand to turn it back into the net."
"However, Egypt started the second half strongly and restored their lead just seven minutes after the break. Zizo was once again the orchestrator as he picked out Mostafa Mohamed, who got a stroke of luck as it flew through Stanley Nwabali's gloves. Nigeria's attempts to find another equaliser barely troubled Egypt, as they continued to struggle without Osimhen on the pitch."
Egypt defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a pre-AFCON friendly at Cairo International Stadium with Zizo delivering two assists. Mahmoud Saber opened the scoring from Zizo's setup 28 minutes in. Emam Ashour missed a clear chance before Chidozie Awaziem equalised from a poorly dealt-with Zaidu Sanusi free-kick on the stroke of half-time. Early in the second half Zizo set up Mostafa Mohamed for the winner, the shot slipping through Stanley Nwabali's gloves. Both teams lacked their star forwards, Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen, and Nigeria struggled to create sustained threats without Osimhen.
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