U20 AFCON: Egypt coach talks tough ahead of Flying Eagles clash
Following their barren draw in the opening game of the 2023 U20 AFCON, coach of the Young Pharaohs of Egypt Mahmoud Gaber believes his team will bounce back against Nigeria, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report.
Egypt, who are the host of the tournament were held to a goaless draw by Mozambique in the opening match of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
The frustrated coach expressed his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the game but gave credit to his boys for doing a great job.
“We are not afraid of facing any team and we were not calm when we had our chances,” Gaber said at his post-match press conference.
“We didn’t focus with our chances and that’s one of the reasons why we failed to win. The Mozambican national team relied on the break and defended well which made it difficult.”
Egypt will now face Nigeria's Flying Eagles who lost their opener by a lone goal to Senegal in their second game on Wednesday 22nd February, 2022 at the Cairo International Stadium.
By Oluwayemi Omolagba
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