Liverpool star Mohamed Salah refused to reply to the Super Eagles captain’s claim, saying he has a lot of respect for him.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Liverpool striker, Mohamed Salah, has refused to banter words with the Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa after the latter claimed one of his colleagues is better than the Egyptian player.
Salah instead said he has a lot of respect for the Super Eagles captain, and will not exchange words with him despite his claim.
Ahmed Musa during a press briefing ahead of the encounter with Egypt had said Villarreal striker, Samuel Chukwueze is a more dangerous player than the Egyptian.
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The 29-year-old chose not to reply to Musa during a pre-match press conference ahead of their clash with the Super Eagles.
He said “I don’t think there is a need to reply to him because he is someone I respect so much.
“Super Eagles have a good team but we would do our best to defeat them.
“Both teams have good players, they have the chance to win. We will do our best to win tomorrow.”
Egypt are being coached at this tournament by the vastly experienced Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz who feels his side can beat Nigeria.
“We are ready and eagerly waiting for the start of the journey,” the 68-year-old Queiroz who once assisted former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Fergusson said, “ Everyone is ready to give their best. We will face a team that has many great players, but we are ready and we will face them with full force.”
