{"id":18198,"date":"2026-08-06T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=18198"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T06:42:20","slug":"nigeria-women-crush-egypt-6-2-in-womens-afcon-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/sports-betting-news\/nigeria-women-crush-egypt-6-2-in-womens-afcon-round-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Women Crush Egypt 6-2 in Women’s AFCON Round 3\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nigeria Women underlined their status as one of Africa’s football powerhouses after an emphatic 6-2 victory over Egypt Women<\/strong> in the Africa Women Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round 3<\/strong>. The Super Falcons overcame an early scare before producing an attacking masterclass that overwhelmed the Egyptian side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entertaining encounter featured eight goals, three penalties, brilliant assists, tactical substitutions, and late drama<\/strong>, making it one of the most exciting matches of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Competition:<\/strong> Africa Women Cup of Nations (AFCON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round:<\/strong> Round 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Result:<\/strong>
<\/strong> Egypt Women 2-6 Nigeria Women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half-Time Score:<\/strong>
<\/strong> Egypt 1-2 Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria showed remarkable composure after falling behind early, responding with clinical finishing and relentless attacking football to secure a convincing win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Half: Nigeria Fight Back After Early Shock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Egypt made a dream start when H. Essam<\/strong> found the back of the net in the 3rd minute<\/strong>, giving the home side an unexpected 1-0 advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Nigeria quickly regained control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21′ \u2013 Oshoala Converts From the Spot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala<\/strong> calmly dispatched a penalty to level the match at 1-1<\/strong>, shifting momentum firmly towards Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nigerian attack continued to pile pressure on Egypt’s defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday Gives Nigeria the Lead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just before halftime, Gift Monday<\/strong> combined brilliantly with Rinsola Babajide<\/strong>, who supplied the assist for Nigeria’s second goal in stoppage time (45+2′).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Egypt reducing the deficit through N. Ghazi’s penalty<\/strong> deep into first-half stoppage time, Nigeria entered the break with a deserved 2-1 lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Half: Super Falcons Take Complete Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria emerged from halftime with even greater intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanu Makes an Immediate Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Substitute Uchenna Kanu<\/strong> wasted little time announcing herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She scored in the 57th minute<\/strong> after another excellent assist from Rinsola Babajide<\/strong>, extending Nigeria’s lead to 3-1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only moments later, Kanu struck again, completing a brilliant attacking spell that effectively put the contest beyond Egypt’s reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Penalty Extends Nigeria’s Advantage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the 81st minute<\/strong>, Christy Ucheibe<\/strong> confidently converted a penalty to make it 4-1<\/strong>, rewarding Nigeria’s dominance throughout the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egypt briefly threatened a comeback when N. Ghazi<\/strong> scored her second goal in the 84th minute<\/strong>, reducing the score to 4-2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any hopes of a revival were quickly extinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late Goals Complete the Rout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria continued attacking until the final whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n