El Badry praises Arsenal's Elneny for gesture towards Liverpool’s SalahAgainst Les Coelacantes, the Arsenal midfielder handed the captain's armband to the two-time African Player of the YearEgypt coach Hossam El Badry has showered encomium on Mohamed Elneny for his ‘great’ gesture in the Pharaohs’ 4-0 defeat of Comoros. In the dead-rubber Africa Cup of Nations qualification encounter staged at the Cairo International Stadium on Monday, the Arsenal midfielder gave up the captain's armband to the Liverpool star. “We got used to responding [to criticism] on the pitch and this is what we did [against Comoros]," El Badry told the media as per Kingfut.com. “Elneny wanted to speak to the public and clarify that there was no issue but I called him to remain focused. Salah and Elneny will lock horns against one another when Mikel Arteta’s Gunners welcome Jurgen Klopp’s Reds to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, April 3.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 31, 2021 11:26 UTC