Former Germany international, Gerald Asamoah, has expressed doubt about an African nation winning the FIFA World Cup.
The only African country that has come close to lifting the coveted trophy is Morocco in 2022, where they played in the semifinals but lost to Croatia in the third and fourth place.
The former Schalke forward, who is of Ghanaian heritage, believes countries from the continent still face challenges in competing at the highest level of global football.
“I want to see this before I leave the earth, but it is not going to be easy,” he said, as reported by Joy Sports
“It is about teamwork, and this is a problem Africans have. We have always had some issues in the team,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ghana and Senegal have come close by making it to the quarter-finals, but have ultimately fallen short of clinching the trophy.
The next World Cup will be held in 2026 across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with qualifiers still ongoing.
Ghana’s Black Stars, who sit top of Group I with 15 points, are on course to qualify for the tournament. They will face Chad and Mali in September’s World Cup qualifiers.
