Egypt were afraid of Super Eagles –said Aikhuomogbe

Egypt never trusted they could beat Nigeria in their Gabon 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying twofold header, says previous Super Eagles goalkeeper Andrew Aikhuomogbe. 

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Italy-based Mohamed Salah grabbed a last-heave 1-1 draw for the Pharaohs in their first leg Group G class in Kaduna on March 25 to help the seven-time African champions keep up their two-point lead in the table. What's more, they finished the Eagles' Gabon 2017 capability trusts after the North Africans won greatest focuses with Ramadan Sobhy's second-half strike in the opposite installation in Alexandria four days after the fact to open a five-point at the top gathering with an amusement left to play.

Aikhuomogbe, who had anticipated triumph for Nigeria over Egypt in the two-legged apparatus, mourned the Eagles neglected to satisfy desires in the qualifiers. He said the Pharaohs felt sub-par compared to the Eagles in front of the experiences and had conceeded triumph to the three-time African champions.

"They feared Nigeria – and they never trusted they could get a point, not to talk of beating us in the matches," the Egypt-based previous BCC Lions caretaker told our journalist on the phone on Saturday.

"The twofold header was an interesting issue of dialog in the nation. Egyptian radio and TV channels concentrated on the matches.

"The Egyptian media fans still trusted the Eagles would win in Alexandria, regardless of the way that their group got a decent result in Kaduna.

"The director (Hector Cuper) and the players feared the Eagles. The media and fans feared our players.

"The Egyptians were astounded their group got a point in Kaduna and beat us in Alexandria."

The Cairo-based football operators said the Eagles' overseer mentor Samson Siasia ought not be rebuked for the nation's inability to fit the bill for Gabon 2017, saying the previous Nigeria assailant separated himself in his brief span with the group.

Aikhuomogbe, who is supporting Nigeria to meet all requirements for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, asked the Nigeria Football Federation to energize homegrown mentors by giving them a free hand to arrange and execute their projects.

The previous Shooting Stars guardian included, "If the NFF demands delegating an outside mentor, they have my backing. However, we ought not make light of the accomplishments of Nigerian mentors."