African Nations Cup: Egypt Coach Hassan Shehata Praises His Players Ahead Of Algeria Semi-Final Showdown

Shehata says that Egypt's progress so far is largely down to their teamwork.

Jan 27, 2010 2:19:00 PM

By James Momanyi

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FIFA Confederations Cup: Hassan Shehata - Egypt (PA)
Egyptian coach Hassan Shehata has said his team’s impressive progress in the African Nations Cup is down to the players' teamwork, and not individual workmanship.

"Africa's top teams fear us because of our teamwork abilities. We do not rely on particular players," Shehata told Egyptian TV.

"The likes of Emad Meteb, Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Zidan wasted many goalscoring chances against Cameroon, and this shows that we have many players who can threat opponents."

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Egypt's 10 goals in the tournament have been scored by skipper Ahmed Hassan (three), Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo' (three), striker Emad Meteb (two), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi, and an own goal by Mozambique defender Dario Khan.

The six-time African champions, who are eyeing an unprecedented third successive Nations Cup triumph, face a stern test against Algeria in Thursday's semi-final.

Shehata believes Egypt will have no difficulty clinching the title if luck is on their side.

"We just need luck," the 60-year-old boss, who led Egypt to back-to-back Nations Cup titles in 2006 and 2008, said.

"We could have beaten Cameroon by a larger margin but we were unlucky."
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