AFCON Preview: Egypt Claim They Can Be Better Than Ivory Coast!

AFCON Preview: Egypt Claim They Can Be Better Than Ivory Coast! The Pharaohs play Cote d’Ivoire later this evening.

Egypt takes on Ivory Coast in a titanic round of 16 clash at AFCON today. They claim that they will put their best foot forward as they aim to make the last 8.

Egypt have been far from convincing thus far in the Africa Cup of Nations. As a result of how the group stage played out, they finished in second place.

Their opponents on the other hand topped their group, showing champion swagger throughout.

“Egypt are getting stronger in this competition.” Head coach Carlos Queiroz told the media.

“From the first to the last group game, you have noticed that the team is better. Against Cote d’Ivoire, we will ignore the past to focus on the present.

“We are going to make sure that the best team on the pitch is Egypt. Tomorrow we can please the millions of fans across Egypt.

“We have great players, and we are a beautiful team” he added.

The North Africans will have to somehow conjure up their best performance, not what they displayed in the group stages.

Their captain Mohamed Salah believes that if they work together, they can progress.

“I want to call on the public to encourage all the players present in this team. Everyone must move in the same direction; we are a team, and we must have all the support of the fans.

“Cote d’Ivoire is a great team, it won’t be easy, but we proved that we are improving game after game. We will go to play and win.” He added.

Kick off for the game is 17h00. AFCON Preview: Egypt Claim They Can Be Better Than Ivory Coast!