Mido wants Nigeria, Egypt clash

Former Egypt striker Ahmed Hossam
'Mido' has expressed his hope that Egypt
will be drawn against Nigeria in the play-
off of the African qualifiers for the 2014
World Cup in Brazil.
The two African teams booked their
qualifying tickets after topping their
groups, along with eight other teams.
Each pair will play two matches.
"I hope the draw gives us Nigeria. This
will be very good for our national team
because Nigeria has a good team and
their players are very skilled. They keep
improving since they won the last AFCON
and it's better for us to play against them
and get tested. They play real fast-
flowing football and that in the long run
will only make Egypt better and will make
our mission at the end easier," Mido was
quoted as saying on supersport.com as
published by AhramOnline .
"I don't want Ghana or Ivory Coast. They
are not suitable for us this time, nor is
Algeria because of all the tension and
outside drama between the two north
African teams in football," he added.
The 30-year-old forward, who is a former
player at Zamalek, Ajax, Marseilles,
Roma, Tottenham and other European
teams, announced his retirement in June
after leaving English Championship side
Barnsley.
Mido failed to realise his potential at
international level, missing Egypt's
African Cup of Nations triumphs in 2008
and 2010.
He was part of their squad in 2006 but
missed the final victory over Ivory Coast
in Cairo following an infamous touchline
altercation with then-coach Hassan
Shehata.

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