Preview: Egypt meet Nigeria in clash of top Group D contenders at AFCON

An early intriguing match pits Group D favourites Egypt and Nigeria against each other in their opening game of the African Cup of Nations in the Cameroonian city of Garoua on Tuesday.

 1 2 3 4 5   

Groups
Group A W D L P
Cameroon
 2 1 0 7
Burkina Faso
 1 1 1 4
Cape Verde
 1 1 1 4
Ethiopia
 0 1 2 1
Group B W D L P
Senegal
 1 2 0 5
Guinea
 1 1 1 4
Malawi
 1 1 1 4
Zimbabwe
 1 0 2 3
Group C W D L P
Morocco
 2 1 0 7
Gabon
 1 2 0 5
Comoros
 1 0 2 3
Ghana
 0 1 2 1
Group D W D L P
Nigeria
 3 0 0 9
Egypt
 2 0 1 6
Sudan
 0 1 2 1
Guinea Bissau
 0 1 2 1
Group E W D L P
Cote d Ivoire
 2 1 0 7
Equatorial Guinea
 2 0 1 6
Sierra Leone
 0 2 1 2
Algeria
 0 1 2 1
Group F W D L P
Mali
 2 1 0 7
Gambia
 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
 1 0 2 3
Mauritania
 0 0 3 0