HOW EAGLES RATED AGAINST PHARAOHS - Punch Newspapers

The Eagles kicked off their opening Group D game at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over seven-time champions Egypt 1-0 in Garuoa. JOHNNY EDWARD rates how the players fared in the encounterwas a proud evening for the Sparta Rotterdam keeper but unexpectedly, the 22-year-old had a quiet outing on his AFCON debut. He did make two saves. He also denied Mohamed Salah a goal in the 70th minute with his.

Samuel Chukwueze: A tough night for the Villarreal winger as he was ineffective in the encounter and hardly created chances.Moses Simon: He will be criticised for failing to deliver a final ball or two, but the flip side of the same coin is that Simon, time, after time threatened the Egyptian right-back and was a menace to the Egyptian defence all through.The Union Berlin striker was full of energy on his AFCON debut and was unlucky not to have scored with a header.

Semi Ajayi: Came on for the injured Omeruo and helped shore up the Eagles defence as the Egyptians piled on the pressure late on.Had an instant impact coming on for Chukwueze in the 72nd minute and was denied two goals by Egyptian keeper Mohamed El Shenawy. RATING: 5Made his debut for the Eagles, replacing the impressive Awoniyi but did not get a chance to show his worth. RATING: 3

Alex Iwobi: The Everton midfielder came on for Simon in the 90th minute and did not do much to be rated.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

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