The Super Eagles of Nigeria suffered defeat in the hands of African powerhouse, Egypt defeated in an international friendly match played in Dubai on Thursday. The match ended 3-2 in favour of the Pharaohs.
The Super Eagles gave a good account of themselves but the Egyptians were too hot for them to handle as they lost the tie inside the El Nasri Stadium in Dubai.
Nigeria took the lead in the 13th minute through Sunday Mba, after he was set up by Uche Kalu of Enyimba.
Egypt equalised in the 25th minute when midfielder Ahmed Temsah cashed in on a defensive mix-up between centre halves Azubuike Egwuekwe and Papa Idris.
The Pharaohs then shot into the lead on 33 minutes courtesy of a penalty kick converted by Mohamed Aboutrika after full back Juwon Oshaniwa fouled an Egyptian player inside the box.
The Eagles made it 2-2 in the 42nd minute through a cheeky back-heel effort by an impressive Kalu from an Ejike Uzoenyi corner kick.
Both coaches made changes in the second half as the game looked to be heading for a draw. However, the Egyptians nicked victory in added time through Mekki to break the hearts of the Nigerians to echo their 3-1 victory over the Super Eagles at the 2010 AFCON in Angola.
Nigeria will play another friendly match against Peru ahead of its 2013 Afcon qualification match against Rwanda in June. Nigeria also has 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Namibia and Malawi in the same month.
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