Egypt hoping heartbreak can inspire AFCON triumph
Egypt boss Rui Vitoria says Mo Salah is 'extremely motivated' to get his hands on the Africa Cup of Nations trophy finally, silverware the Liverpool star has yet to lift in contrast to all his success at club level with the Reds.
Egypt has not won the tournament since 2010 and has fallen at the last hurdle in its past two final appearances, more recently two years ago when it lost on penalties to Senegal.
The Pharaohs begin their campaign on Monday (AEDT) when they take on Mozambique in Group B and Trezeguet is determined to go one step further and pick up the trophy this time around.
Midfielder Trezeguet is also hoping Egypt’s final heartbreak of 2022 can act as motivation for Africa Cup of Nations success this year.Egypt
The 29-year-old Trabzonspor forward told the tournament’s official website: “It is really difficult to lose two finals.
“It is painful but we will try again to get the title. We must have what we deserve and we hope that this time luck will be on our side and that God will help us.”
Egypt will face Ghana in its next game and will conclude the group stage phase when it plays Cape Verde and the former Aston Villa player admits it is not an easy group to progress from.
He added ahead of the opener in Abidjan: “It is a difficult group. It is not easy.
“All the African teams are strong and have very good players. We will play all the matches as finals and see what they look like We came here aiming for a new title.
“Since our arrival, the entire team has only one goal, to go be crowned champions.”
