Egypt captain Mohamed Salah believes that his team is not the most likely candidate to win the ongoing African Nations Cup in Cameroon, but he promised that the team will do everything possible to win the eighth continental title.
Egypt, which holds the record for winning the title on 7 occasions, the last of which was in 2010, begins its campaign in the tournament on Tuesday, facing Nigeria in Group D, which also includes Sudan and Guinea Bissau.
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Salah said in a press conference today, Monday, "We are not the favorites to win the title, but we will do our best to return the cup to Egypt. I did not win a major championship with my country, and I would like to do that, and I hope that this
tournament will be the African Nations Cup."
He added, "We are facing a lot of pressure from the Egyptian public because we are the best in the continent in terms of winning the title. 11 years with the national team and with a different group of players, we went to the Nations Cup 3 times and are trying hard to win and achieve the title."
Salah played his first international match in 2011, and has so far participated in 73 international matches.
On his opinion of the Portuguese national team coach, Carlos Queiroz, Salah, the top scorer in Liverpool and the English Premier League, said, "The coach is doing well, and we have reached the final stage of the World Cup qualifiers. My mind is now with the Egyptian team, and I do not think about anything else, and everyone there supports me and demands me to achieve the championship." .
Salah, 29, was selected in the final list of 3 players nominated to win the FIFA Best award, alongside Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski.
There will be many hopes for the two-time African Player of the Year award, as Egypt seeks to overcome the disappointment of its early exit at home in 2019, when it was eliminated from the final price after losing a goal from South Africa.