Mohamed Salah insists the shock exit of Nigeria in the last-16 of the African Cup of Nations shows how high the standard is in this year’s competition.
The Super Eagles finished the group stage with maximum points from their three games, and were amongst the favourites to win the tournament, however they slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Tunisia in the knockout round.
Liverpool star Salah was the hero for Egypt in their quarter-final against Morocco on Sunday, the 29-year-old scored the equaliser to cancel out Sofiane Boufal’s first half penalty.
