Super Eagles coach, Augustine Eguavoen has come out to play down talks of Nigeria being the favourites to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations title. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Austin added that Egypt are seven-time African champions and cannot be seen as pushovers in the competition.
His words, “It’s hard to say because it is a marathon.”
“It’s only the first game and like you all know, Egypt are seven-time African champions and not pushovers.”
“They are a very strong team and we played very well and I give credit to all the players.”
“Talking about being favourites will be too early and that is what I have maintained.”
“We are going to focus on our next game and approach it with all seriousness and after crossing that hurdle, we will be looking forward to the third game.”
“Every game comes with his own plan.”
“We have three points, they have one point, we need to consolidate on that. They will be pushing hard to win and we want to qualify for the second round.”
“We have discussed, the backroom staff and the players what is at stake [on Saturday].”
“They don’t have a Mohamed Salah in their team, but they have like four players who are very fast too.”
“They will be up against Nigeria and it is expected that they will raise their game.”
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