Afcon Update: Egypt's Mohammed Elneny Confident Of Victory In Kaduna

Arsenal midfielder, Mohamed Elneny, has admitted that Nigeria are a good side, but insists Egypt are on a mission to beat Nigeria in front of their teeming fans.

The Seven Time African Cup of Nations champions are two points ahead of Nigeria in Group G of the 2017

African Cup of Nations qualifiers, and a win for them will further put them five points ahead of the Samson Siasia's men.

On the other hand, Nigeria, who missed out of the 2015 edition of the championship need a win at home and at least a draw away to ensure that they are safe to progress to the finals in Gabon next January.

The England-based Arsenal midfielder was speaking to MBC TV channel as they are getting ready to meet Samson Siasia's Super Eagles.

Hector Cuper's men will first travel to Kaduna, Nigeria on the 25th of March for the opening leg and will therefore host Nigeria four days later in Alexandria.

“I have a good feeling that we will be able to win the match. Nigeria is a good tough team but we’re good too,” said Eleneny.

“I also feel that I am surrounded by support from everyone encouraging us to get back to winning.”

Speaking about his Gunners teammate from Nigeria, Alex Iwobi, regarding the upcoming two-legged affair, Elneny confirmed that they did speak about it briefly.

“I told him that it will be hard for Nigeria to beat Egypt,” adds the player.

On the other hand, Elneny also weighed in on the conversation about the best footballer between Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Christiano Ronaldo saying Messi is the best.

“Messi is a unique football talent. Ronaldo is not a lot less than him but Messi is better without a doubt,” he claims.

Egypt is currently on top of its Group G with six points after beating Chad and Tanzania, while Nigeria is in the second place with four points.