'WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?' Afcon viewers baffled by Egypt’s never-before-seen ‘5-5-0 formation’ against Nigeria in Salah and Co’s tournament opener

 FOOTY fans were left BAFFLED after two broadcasters had Egypt down as playing an outrageous 5-5-0 formation for their African Cup of Nations opener.

The Pharaohs kicked off their AFCON campaign this afternoon with a 1-0 defeat by Nigeria at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Cameroon.

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Egypt kicked off their African Cup of Nations campaign against Nigeria on TuesdayCredit: BBC

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But Sky Sports bizarrely had the Pharaohs playing a 5-5-0 formationCredit: SKY SPORTS

All was fine with the pre-match coverage, that was until BeIN and Sky Sports showed the north African side's formation.

Stunningly, the broadcasters showed Egyptians playing with two banks of five for their clash with the Super Eagles.

And Twitter went into meltdown after seeing the formation.

One fan tweeted: 'Egypt playing a 5-5 formation?"

Another said: "Interesting Egypt formation."

And another said: "I beg did anybody see that Egypt formation?