Arsenal midfielder, Mohamed Elneny has defined that he would have died had it been he took considered one of Egypt’s penalties and missed it throughout their shootout in opposition to Senegal on the Africa Cup of Nations.
The 29-year-old was amongst Egypt’s squad to get to the ultimate of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon however have been overwhelmed by Senegal on penalties after goalless 120 minutes of soccer.
Whereas Egypt have been chasing their eight continental title, Senegal achieved their dream of profitable their first AFCON title in historical past.
The Arsenal midfielder, who performed in all 5 video games for Egypt, defined why he didn’t take penalties in an interview with Ahmed Hossam Mido.
“Whereas taking pictures, I used to be not standing with my colleagues, I used to be standing behind, I felt like I might get a coronary heart assault at the moment.
“I shot penalties very effectively, however I can not settle for the sensation of inflicting a loss to my nationwide crew, I feel if I missed a penalty at the moment, I might die.
“I felt that I may miss the penalty, after which dream of tens of millions destroyed. I shot penalties twice with Arsenal, and I missed them.
“I felt like I might die! Simply think about that it occurred with the nationwide crew? With none exaggeration, I might die!” He declared. ESPN
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