BEFORE THE MATCH
The Nigeria stand looks like more like a villa and at one end we have a very nice arch with some ancient Olympic style pictures on them.
Then at the opposite end in one corner is the ancient ruin of a castle – after all this is the oldest stadium in Africa built in a city founded in the time of Alexander the Great.
It is also a smaller stadium and even though it has an athletics track round it (covered with a blue carpet) it feels more intimate than the stadiums in Cairo.
Its compactness also means more of an atmosphere created by the limited fans in here.
On paper this looks a real clash of the African heavyweights – but neither team has impressed at this tournament yet!
