Egypt coach Bob Bradley has expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance against Nigeria in a friendly game in Dubai and stressed that the Pharaohs were improving.
The Pharaohs grabbed an exciting 3-2 win over Nigeria, thanks to goals from striker Ahmed Temsaah, Mohamed Abou-Trieka and Ahmed Hassan ‘Mekki’, while Sunday Mba and Uche Kalu scored for the Super Eagles.
“The game against Nigeria was very useful, particularly since the opponent is strong and has many talented players,” Bradley said.
“I want to thank all my players for their will power, determination and concentration during the whole game up to the last minute.”
As for the delay of the Pharaohs’ win over Nigeria until the last whistle, Bradley explained this was due to the players’ lack of fitness, as they didn’t play regular games since the Premier League was cancelled.
“Ahly, Zamalek and Enppi players are affected by their clubs’ participation in the African tournaments. Some players are suffering from injuries, like Ahly striker Mohamed Naggi ‘Geddo’, Zamalek left-defender Mohamed Abdel-Shafi and defender Mahmoud Fathallah. But they have joined the camp,” Bradley explained..
The 53-year-old coach explained that the most vital element in the game against the Super Eagles was the spirit and desire to win shown by the Egyptian players.
The Pharaohs goalkeepers’ trainer, Zaki Abdel-Fattah, described the Nigeria friendly game Thursday night as useful, expressing his satisfaction over the Pharaohs’ performance.
“The main negative point in our performance against Nigeria were the mistaken passes in the middle of the playground,” Abdel-Fattah told Melody Sports TV channel after the game, also pointing out that a large number of players were exhausted.
Abdel-Fattah added that Abdel Wahed el-Sayyed, the team goalkeeper, was not responsible for the two goals scored at his net.
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