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Defending champions and six time winners Egypt open their title defence against the Super Eagles at the Complexo da Sr. da Graca in Benguela hoping to complete a hat-trick of CAN titles. With both Egypt and Nigeria favourites to qualify for the knockout stages, the game may well determine who finishes top of Group C. Sign up with Ole Ole football and watch Egypt vs Nigeria live.

2009 has been a bittersweet year for Egyptian football. They stunned the world by defeating Italy in a Confederations Cup encounter early in the year only to fail to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in spectacular circumstances after a play-off against Algeria on a neutral ground.

As a result of a disappointing World Cup qualification campaign, the Egypt squad has some notable absentees. We will not see household names like Mido, Amr Zaki, Mohamed Shawky and Mohamed Aboutrika play for the Pharaohs in this tournament. The average age of the side has been considerably reduced and coach Hasan Shehata is looking for a fresh approach. Egypt will be relying heavily on the strike pairing of Mohammad Zidan and Emad Moteab. Captain Ahmed Hassan along with Hosny Abd Rabo and Hossam Ghaly will pull the strings from midfield.

Nigeria have failed to win the CAN since 1994. But the return of coach Shaibu Amodu for a third spell with Nigeria and that fact that they qualified for the tournament without a loss are encouraging signs for the Super Eagles.

Nigeria have named a very strong squad. Kanu, Yakubu, Martins, Peter Odemwingie and Victor Obinna provide plenty of attacking options. The midfield also boasts of very strong names such as Jon Obi Mikel, Seyi Olofinjana, Dickson Etuhu and Kalu Uche. Joseph Yobo will be a pivotal figure in central defence and Taye Taiwo will bomb down the left and pose an attacking threat.

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