He said this was because of the quality of the Nigerian players and went to stress that the game in Alexandria on Tuesday would be a difficult game.
“The return match will be very difficult, so we have to concentrate well and we shouldn’t exaggerate in our celebration after the draw in Nigeria.
“We achieved what we wanted against Nigeria, but we have passed just 10 percent of the road to the African finals,” Nabih told Al-Hayat TV Channel after the match.
Egypt are now in pole position to qualify for the African showpiece ahead of the home clash with the Super Eagles in the second straight game between the sides at Alexandria’s Borg El-Arab Stadium.
Egypt have not qualified for the Nations Cup since winning the last of their record seven trophies in 2010 and currently have seven points from three games, two ahead of Nigeria and three clear of third-placed Tanzania. Chad lie at the bottom with no points. Chad have also withdrawn from the qualifying round citing inability to afford the cost of going through the qualifying round.
The winners of the group will automatically reach next year’s Nations Cup finals in Gabon.
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