Egypt winger Ahmed Al-Muhammadi admitted that he had scored the Pharaohs' opener against Benin by chance. The ENPPI ace broke the deadlock in the defending champions' Nations Cup 2-0 win only after seven minutes when his cross-come-shot hit the net. "The cross accidently drifted into the net," Al-Muhammdi told FilGoal.com. "But I'm still happy because this goal capped my efforts with Egypt in the first round." Egypt won their first three games in the biennial competition to qualify for the quarter-finals as Group C leaders with 9 points. Al-Muhammadi, who was unusually given a starting berth against Benin, put in a remarkable performance against Benin to be named man of the match. But the skillful wide man assured that personal accolades are not among his priorities. "Beating Benin is much more important than being named the best player," he said. "I'm not the first player to win this award anyway. "None of Egypt's players care about personal accolades. Our primary objective was to reach the next round."
