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AFCON: Why we lost to Nigeria – Egypt head coach, Carlos Queiroz

Carlos Queiroz, Egypt head coach, has blamed his players’ poor performance against Nigeria on Tuesday,
Egypt led by Liverpool star, MO Salah, lost 1-0 to Nigeria their group D AFCON opener.
Reacting, Queiroz said his players were missing on the pitch during the first half of the match.
“The performance in the first half was very poor, and that’s the truth, we weren’t on the pitch.

“We only started playing in the second half. There’s no clear reason behind this failure and defeat against Nigeria.

“We lost this match, but there are still six points up for grabs against Sudan and Guinea-Bissau in order to qualify from the group,” Queiroz told beIN Sport TV.

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