Amuneke expects tough game against Egypt

Super Eagles assistant coach Emanuel Amuneke has predicted a tough match as Nigeria battle Egypt in a second game of the African Cup of Nations qualifier in Alexandria on Tuesday.

The Eagles failed to take the three points in Kaduna after Roma winger Mohamed Salah managed to grab a last-gasp equaliser for the Pharaohs in a dramatic 1-1 draw.

Aumeneke affirmed that from his previous experience with Zamalek, The Egyptians will be strongly backed by their fans in Alexandria.

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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,” Amuneke told CafOnline.com

“The game on Tuesday would be different from last Friday’s (in Kaduna) where we unfortunately conceded a late goal. It’s going to be tougher. We would have to apply a lot of wisdom and cannot afford some of the mistakes we made in Kaduna. I wouldn’t subscribe to the notion that we were tactically naive against Egypt in Kaduna because that was a match we would have won with some luck,” he added.

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