Pharaoh of Egypt Mohamed Elneny has told his Arsenal mates, Alex Iwobi that Nigeria can't beat Egypt in the AFCON 2017 crucial double-header, reports NaijaSportsXtra.
Kaduna and Alexandria host the tie on the 25th and 29th of March respectively.
The Arsenal ace told MBC TV channel that: "I have a good feeling that we will be able to win the match. Nigeria is a good tough team but we’re good too. I also feel that I am surrounded by support from everyone encouraging us to get back to winning.
When asked about whether he talked with his fellow team mate in Arsenal Alex Iwobi about the match, Elneny confirmed that they did speak about it briefly. “I told him that it will be
hard for Nigeria to beat Egypt,” Elneny explained.
Egypt is currently on top of its group with 6points after beating Chad and Tanzania, while Nigeria is in the second place with 4points after win against Chad and point sharing against Talfia Stars in Dar es Salam.
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