Egypt Coach, Queiroz apologies to Nigeria
The Portuguese coach has exonerated Nigeria of any blame for the referee's decision.
Pharaohs of Egypt gaffer, Carlos Quieroz has formally apologised to Nigeria for his unprofessional outburst after Egypt were denied a penalty in their 1-0 loss to the Super Eagles last Tuesday.
Speaking in Saturday's pre-match conference, the former Real Madrid manager admitted that he lost his cool when centre referee Bakary Gassama refused to award Egypt a penalty after Moses Simon fouled Zizo in the box.
But the Portuguese coach has exonerated Nigeria of any blame for the referee's decision.
"I apologize to Nigeria and Nigerians, the fact is the referee is not doing his job, VAR included. It's totally unfair,” Queiroz said.
“The reality is that the Egyptian has to put pressure. We lost because the referee didn't do his job. The bad decision of the referee cost us the game. It is likely that this will not be the case in our next game,” he said.
He added: “It is not the responsibility of the Nigerians, they pressed. We will get up and go forward," he said
Egypt face Guinea Bissau this evening needing an outright win to stand a chance of making progress in the competition.
