Garoua : Serenity As Teams Strategise

A few hours after day one matches of group D at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua, there is total calm at the hide-out of the four teams. At the Relais Saint Hubert Hotel where the Pharaohs are lodged, the festive mode on the faces of the Egyptians since their arrival has given way to sadness. Even their pompous supporters who took the town spellbound in dance against a background of drum beats are still to come to terms with what happened to their darling team last Tuesday following their 0-1 defeat by the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
During the after match training session yesterday at the CENAJES sports ground, not all the players were present. Egyptian head coach, Carlos Queiros rested a greater part of the players who took part in the encounter against Nigeria. Thus, only about fifteen players were present at the training session whose emphasis was on ball possession and tactical positioning. A source that asked not be named told Cameroon Tribune reporter that, the players who featured in last Tuesday’s encounter had light training session early in the morning within th...