Port Said, Egypt (PANA) - Coach Charles Mhlauri of Zimbabwe has attributed his team's 2-0 loss Friday to the Super Eagles of Nigeria to the entry in the match of striker Nwankwo Kanu in the second half.

"We had a good first half, but when Kanu came in on resumption, things changed and in the course of about five minutes of madness, my defence line caved in. I think Kanu is a phenomenon in the Nigerian team. I will call him a wizard," Mhlauri remarked.

Speaking to PANA Saturday shortly before his team's departure to Ismailia where they will take on Ghana in the last group match on Tuesday, the Zimbabwean coach noted that if Kanu had not been introduced in the match, the 'Warriors' of Zimbabwe had 'enough weapon to hold the Eagles'.

On the match against Ghana, coach Mhlauri said notwithstanding their virtual elimination from the tournament, the southern African nation had to "prove a point that we did not come to Egypt to see the Pyramids".

"Of course, we must not go home empty handed because we've come a long way here and it is our belief that we can upstage Ghana," he concluded.