By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Egypt head coach Carlos Queiroz has expressed his disappointment following the Pharaohs disappointing defeat to Nigeria on Tuesday.
The Pharaohs started their 2021 AFCON campaign with 1-0 defeat to the Super Eagles at the Stade Roumde Adija.
The game marked Egypt’s first AFCON opener defeat since 2002 when they lost to Senegal 1-0 and their first group-stage defeat when they fell against Algeria in Tunisia.
Egypt now need to beat their remaining Group D opponents, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, in order to book their spot in the round of 16.
Queiroz admitted that they produced a very weak display and were inferior to Nigeria, but says they need to focus on their upcoming clashes.
“The performance in the first-half was very poor, and that’s the truth, we weren’t on the pitch,” Queiroz said during his interaction with the media after the game.
“We only started playing in the second-half. There’s no clear reason behind this failure and defeat against Nigeria.
“We lost this match but there are still six points up for grabs against Sudan and Guinea-Bissau in order to qualify from the group,” he concluded.
With this win Nigeria sit on top of Group D as they wait to see the final result between Sudan and Guinea-Bissau tonight.
