The Magpies haven’t lost any game in the league since the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool in August.
Manchester City will face Liverpool in the fourth round of this year’s Carabao Cup in a match featuring two of the remaining three big six clubs.
The Super Eagles will travel to Ghana for the first leg of the World Cup playoff scheduled for March 25.
The Super Eagles will take on Guinea Bissau next in their final group game on Wednesday.
Also, some Cameroonian fans rooted for Nigeria during the game. Pierre Moussa said he was happy the Egyptians lost to his “Nigerian brothers.”
“The attackers didn’t play as a team, especially in the second half. Everyone wanted to make a mark for himself by putting their name on the scoresheet.”
Kelechi Iheanacho gave Nigeria the lead 30 minutes into the game, delivering a brilliant strike into far corner of the Pharaohs’ net.
In the second half, Leicester scored three goals in 10 minutes through Maddison, Lookman, and Iheanacho to threaten a stunning comeback.
The Super Eagles secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Cape Verde on Tuesday in Lagos to reach the final round of African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup finals.
Twenty-two players were at the Super Eagles camp in Lagos by Tuesday ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers day three encounter against CAR.
