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Afcon 2019: Mohamed Salah was too far from Egypt's strikers - Eto'o

Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o has criticized Egypt’s performance in their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) opener against Zimbabwe.

The host nation sealed a 1-0 win against the Warriors courtesy of a Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan strike before half-time, but the African football icon was left unimpressed by the Pharaohs’ display on Friday night.

Eto’o was critical of the host nation’s lack of cohesion in attack and felt they overburdened star player Mohamed Salah.

“If Egypt keep performing this way they will suffer in the upcoming games,” Eto’o began.