Christian Pembe, the head coach of the South Sudan national team, spoke about his team's defeat against the Egyptian national team in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Egyptian national team had secured a 5-0 victory over the South Sudan national team in the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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Pembe said in statements on Al-Nahar channel: "I did not expect this heavy defeat, especially after we conceded three goals due to lack of concentration, failure to follow instructions, and individual errors."
He added: "I didn't even think about losing; I was thinking at least of putting up a heroic performance, but we were unlucky. The absence of Mohamed Salah did not lead to laxity in defense. Unfortunately, the result proved my predictions correct; I did not expect to lose at this level, with this margin, and by this number of goals."
He continued: "The Egyptian national team is working on building a strong squad after Mohamed Salah's departure. Egypt has a group of highly experienced players. I see no problem with them playing without Salah."
He concluded: "The team's collapse began after the second goal. This goal should not have been scored by the Egyptian national team."
