Omokri has commended Super Eagles after defeating Egypt, cheering the lads for lifting the mood in the nation after so much bad news
By Kehinde Okeowo
Activist and Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has applauded the Super Eagles for the defeat of the Pharaohs of Egypt in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and setting a record in the process.
Omokri said this via a post on his Facebook page, where he praised the rearguard of the team for stopping Egyptian football maestro, Mohammed Salah.
The lawyer singled out Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon for praise after Nigeria broke Egypt’s record of not losing an opening game in an AFCON tournament.
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He thereafter teased Nigerians saying the win has put the country in a joyful mood that can lead to many babies being born.
Omokri wrote: “I like what our boys did to Salah. He was off his game because our boys were on top of theirs. To me, this is the best performance of #AFCON2021 so far.
“Iheanacho was obviously the Man of the Match, though Moses was the life of the team. This is the first time Egypt lost the first round in an AFCON in a long time! The mood in Nigeria is good.
“So good, that I fear lots of babies may be conceived today. We really needed this bit of good news after a week of calamity in other spheres of our national life!”
Comparing Moses Simon to the one in the Bible, he added: “Moses is still a problem to the Egyptians as he was 4500 years ago. One Moses was used by God to part the Red Sea and swallow the Egyptians. Another one was used to part the goal post and bury the Egyptians. Either way, we are most grateful to God!”
Nigeria opened their AFCON campaign with a 1-0 victory against the seven-time champions, Egypt, and will play Sudan in the next match.