The win cemented Egypt’s position on top of Group G with seven points, five clear of second-placed Nigeria, who have now lost hopes of reaching Africa’s most prestigious tournament in Gabon next year
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“From experience, Egyptians are very passionate about football and I’m not surprised the game will be played in Alexandria in order to guarantee maximum support,” noted Amuneke, who had a glorious career with Egyptian giants, Zamalek, in the 1990’s
Siasia said the Super Eagles stand a good chance of overcoming the Pharaohs of Egypt when both sides meet in the second leg of the double header for the qualifying series
Cuper also said the fans presence would be a great asset to his side after security officials agreed to allow up to 40,000 supporters to attend the match at Alexandria’s army-owned Borg El-Arab Stadium
Team doctor Ibrahim Gyaran said Ikeme cannot be risked after he missed the team’s last two trainings as a result of the stomach upset
AS Roma winger, Mohamed Salah, netted in stoppage time on Friday night as Egypt secured a precious 1-1 draw away to Nigeria that kept them at the top of their group in the qualifiers
Both countries clash for the second time in four days as the qualification series for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations reach fever pitch.
Friday’s first date ended 1-1 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, with the Egyptians earning the equalizer, against the fair play spirit, in added time
And after their training on Thursday, the players did not move straight to their respective rooms at the Asaa Pyramid Hotel
In an interview with CAFOnline.com, Super Eagles’ interim coach Samson Siasia admitted that history is on his team’s side and remains optimistic that his charges would get the job done come Friday before hitting Alexandria on March 29
Egypt are leading group G with six points, two ahead of the Super Eagles who occupied the second position on the table, with only group winners guaranteed automatic qualification for the 2017 AFCON in Gabon
The Nigeria Football Federation in a press statement on Thursday in Abuja said the decision followed a mail sent to it by the Confederation of African Football on Wednesday
The Eagle Online check on the Egyptian FA revealed that the five-time African Champions are earlier scheduled to tackle Burkina Faso twice in January, while the third game is set to be played in February against Romania or Uzbekistan
“The Egyptian Football Association (EFA), under the leadership of Gamal Allam, asserted that the associations have reached an agreement to play two friendly games ahead of AFCON qualifiers,” the EFA stated on its official website on Wednesday