AFCON 2021: It's A Great Pleasure To Play Nigeria - Queiroz

AFCON 2021: It's A Great Pleasure To Play Nigeria - Queiroz Sampson Adedeji Ahead of the opening group D match, Egypt coach, Carlos Queiroz has said it's a great pleasure playing against Nigeria's Super Eagles, BSNsports.com.ng can report. The seven-time African champions will face Super Eagles in Garoua on Tuesday in one of the epic games of the tournament. During a press conference organised on Monday ahead of the match, Queiroz said they were ready to play tough opposition and recognised that Nigeria is a strong side. "It's a great pleasure to face Nigeria in the opening game. We want to face the strongest teams in the tournament,” Queiroz said in his pre-match press conference. “Nigeria is a very strong team, but we have no objections. It’s always good to compete against football giants. “We have a lot of players that are competing among themselves for a starting position, and that’s great because we came here to play seven games. The last time Nigeria played against Egypt in an opening group game, Egypt won 3-1.