22nd January, 2024
By Olayinka Owolewa
Pharaohs of Egypt playmaker, Mo Salah, has said players of the team are motivated to win the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
Salah spoke while expressing his confidence that the Egyptian team has the quality to qualify for the next round of the competition.
“We need to fight and see what is going to happen. We have great players, I think this is the best 20 to 27 players in Egypt right now,” Mo Salah said while speaking in Abidjan on Sunday at the pre-match news conference ahead of the Pharaohs’ last group match against Cape Verde on Monday.
“We just need to play our game with courage and confidence, I believe we can win the game.
“I think everybody knows what it means to win the AFCON; we are always proud to wear the shirts.
“The players are motivated to win the tournament; we all want to win it,” Salah said.
Egypt currently sits second on the group B table with two points behind the group leader, Cape Verde, who have garnered six points after winning two matches.
(NAN)