Former Chelsea star, Ola Aina, has actually responded to Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, 1-0 win over Egypt at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua on Tuesday.

Aina, who featured for Nigeria in the match, likewise explained Mohamed Salah as a first-rate gamer.

Salah was reasonably peaceful throughout the encounter till the 72nd minute when he got his first effort but was rejected by goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Aina said: “Mohamed Salah wasn’t actually on my side today, however sometimes we had some encounters and everyone knows he’s a first-rate player, similarly the entire team is very good.”

He included, “I feel the group is really delighted, we are really pleased to bet Egypt, they are a hard side, they have terrific players, and for us to get the very first 3 points of this tournament is great for us.

“We simply take it video game by game, we have surpassed this game now, so we have to focus on the next video game, we are going into that video game with the exact same concentration, the very same decision as we did tonight.”

Aina will intend to lead Nigeria to success when they handle Sudan in their next AFCON tie on Saturday.

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