{"id":29231,"date":"2026-01-06T20:56:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2026\/01\/06\/afcon-2025-nigeria-and-egypt-live-up-to-expectations-and-reach-quarterfinals\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:56:36","slug":"afcon-2025-nigeria-and-egypt-live-up-to-expectations-and-reach-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2026\/01\/06\/afcon-2025-nigeria-and-egypt-live-up-to-expectations-and-reach-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025: Nigeria and Egypt live up to expectations and reach quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>AFCON Round of 16 Recap<\/h2>\n<p>Nigeria and Egypt have secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after winning their respective round of 16 matches. <\/p>\n<h3>Nigeria&#8217;s Dominant Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Nigeria beat Mozambique 4-0, showcasing their strength and skill on the field. This victory was a testament to their preparation and teamwork, as they outplayed their opponents in all aspects of the game.<\/p>\n<h3>Egypt&#8217;s Hard-Fought Win<\/h3>\n<p>Egypt, on the other hand, faced a tougher challenge against Benin. The match went into extra time, with Egypt eventually emerging victorious with a 3-1 win. This close match highlighted the competitive spirit of both teams and the determination of Egypt to advance in the tournament.<\/p>\n<h2>Quarterfinals Anticipation<\/h2>\n<p>With these wins, Nigeria and Egypt join the other teams that have already qualified for the quarterfinals. The stage is now set for exciting matches as the best teams in Africa compete for the top spot. The upcoming quarterfinal matches promise to be thrilling, with each team giving their all to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFCON Round of 16 Recap Nigeria and Egypt have secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after winning their respective round of 16 matches. Nigeria&#8217;s Dominant Performance Nigeria beat Mozambique 4-0, showcasing their strength and skill on the field. This victory was a testament to their preparation and teamwork,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[21824,11756,11619,3151,13885,21194,4201,21145,15374],"class_list":{"0":"post-29231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-2010-fifa-world-cup-knockout-stage","9":"tag-africa-cup-of-nations","10":"tag-benin","11":"tag-egypt","12":"tag-egypt-national-football-team","13":"tag-mozambique","14":"tag-nigeria","15":"tag-nigeria-national-football-team","16":"tag-overtime-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29233,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29231\/revisions\/29233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}