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Nigeria had two goals disallowed in normal time, but despite being held to a 0-0 draw, it kept its composure from 12 yards to take home the bronze medal.

Akor Adams saw a tame early shot deflected neatly into Mostafa Shobeir's gloves, while at the other end, Mohamed Salah's poked effort was smothered at close range by Nwabali.

Adams then thought he had given Nigeria the lead in the 36th minute as he deflected Samuel Chukwueze's header past the wrong-footed Shobeir, but it was disallowed for a foul on Hamdi Fathy in the build-up.

Lookman also nodded the ball into an empty net, but Adams had been offside when he forced Shobeir into a save just 18 seconds after the break.

Raphael Onyedika and Moses Simon also had long-range shots kept out as Nigeria upped the pressure without any reward in regulation time.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Salah both had penalties saved at the start of the shootout, but Nigeria was on form from then on, scoring its remaining four.

Omar Marmoush was also denied by Nwabali when he went straight down the middle, and it was Lookman's emphatic drive from 12 yards which proved decisive.