Egypt s national football team flew to Nigeria from Niger on Sunday morning ahead of facing the Super Eagles in a friendly match on Tuesday.
Egypt s perfect run under coach Javier Aguirre came to an end after Saturday s 1-1 away draw against Niger in the last round of the African Nations Cup qualifiers.
The Pharaohs, who have already booked a place in Africa s flagship tournament with one match to spare, finished second in Group J with 13 points, three behind leaders Tunisia.
Egypt will be hosted by Nigeria on Tuesday in their first warm-up for this summer s Nations Cup, which they are seeking to win for the first time since lifting the last of their record seven trophies in 2010.
Egypt was granted the tournament s hosting rights in January after Cameroon was stripped of those rights in December.
With the Mexican coach at the helm, Egypt have won all the qualifier matches; crushing Niger 6-0, defeating eSwatini 4-1 at home and 2-0 away, and beating Tunisia 3-2, before the latest stumble in N Djamena.
The 2019 AFCON is scheduled to take place from 21 June to 13 July, having been moved from January/February to avoid club-versus-country clashes.
Egypt won the last of their record seven AFCON titles in 2010.
