Egypt’s coach, Hossam Hassan, has said that playing the Super Eagles in the third-place playoff at the Africa Cup of Nations was just a formality.
Hassan also said he was satisfied with his team’s performance, even though they did not win the bronze medal.
Even though Eric Chelle chose to let some important players, like Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Osimhen, and Frank Onyeka, take a break, the Super Eagles continued their strong performance in third-place games at the tournament.
After the game ended goalless regular time, Nigeria won 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, was named Man of the Match for his excellent performance as he saved two penalty kicks from Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush.
At Thursday’s press conference, Hassan expressed disappointment about not achieving their goal but also pointed out the good things they learned from the match against Nigeria.
Hassan was quoted by Fil Goal saying, “Facing Nigeria was certainly a formality, but we were aiming for third place and we lost on penalties, but despite that I am satisfied with the performance.
“We all need to work together during this time to get ready for the World Cup matches, and to help the Egyptian national team do their best, we have to prepare really well.”
The Super Eagles have now won eight third-place matches at the Africa Cup of Nations, which is a record that no other country has ever achieved in the competition’s history.
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