The FIFA World Cup is just around the corner, and this means that the footballing world will stop for a month to enjoy the best sporting event of the year.
African fans will be eager to cheer on the 5 continent ambassadors that will travel to Qatar to represent African football and show the talent of these lands.
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Get to know everything about the African nations in the World Cup and choose the team you support!
Senegal
The Lions of Teranga are living a dream in 2022. After securing their first AFCON title in their history, they made it to Qatar to play in their third World Cup in history and the second in a row after Russia 2018.
Senegal relies on the Bayern Munich star Sadio Mané. A world-renowned player who brings a lot of quality and fighting spirit to the pitch. But they can also count on Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly, a goalkeeper and a defender among the best in the world.
Senegal will be facing the host Qatar, South American Ecuador, and the Netherlands, a driving force in European football.
The odds are in favor of Senegal reaching the round of 16, but they need to try and secure first place in the group to avoid playing with England. A matchup against Iran, Wales, or the USA could mean that the African nation reaches the quarterfinals for the second time in their history.
Ghana
The West African nation had a turbulent year, with a shocking exit in the AFCON’s group phase, and the berth for the World Cup that was secured thanks to the away goals rule against Nigeria.
Ghana will be the worst-ranked team in the World Cup: 61st place in the FIFA national teams ranking.
Nevertheless, the Black Stars can boast of many talented players on the rise such as forward Kudus playing in Ajax or Brighton left-back Tariq Lamptey.
The team’s solidity in the midfield is held by captain Thomas Partey who’s having a great season with Arsenal.
They will face a daunting task in a group with Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay. Getting through the round of 16 could prove a miracle.
Morocco
Morocco is a team on the rise in the footballing world. With performing athletes such as Bono, the least beaten goalkeeper in Spain last season, or Achraf Hakimi, one of the best right backs in Europe, they’re set to surprise in Qatar.
Coach Walid Regragui was recently appointed in August, and he brought back to the squad the talented Chelsea midfielder, Hakim Ziyech, who had a difficult relationship with the previous manager in charge.
And Morocco will need their best players available as they’ll face Croatia, Belgium, and Canada. Their underdog role could be beneficial as they could surprise Croatia who hasn’t been performing well and Canada who’s almost debuting in a World Cup after their 1986 cameo.
Cameroon
The ticket to the World Cup was secured in the 120th minute against Algeria thanks to a goal from Lyon forward Karl Toko Ekambi.
And Cameroon hopes in Qatar will keep relying on the attacking talents of this nation. Besides Toko Ekambi, the Indomitable Lions can count on Eric Choupo-Moting and Vincent Aboubakar, the top goalscorer of the last AFCON tournament with 8 goals in 7 games.
The first task of Cameroon will be to secure a point in a World Cup after two consecutive tournaments (2010 and 2014) where they finished last in their groups with 0 points and with 14 goals against in the last 6 games.
Although a group with Brazil (who they will be facing for the third time in a World Cup), Switzerland, and Serbia, all nations on the rise, will provide a tough challenge. Cameroon’s main goal should remain the improvement of its stats.
Tunisia
Second World Cup in a row for Tunisia who’s on its way to becoming a footballing powerhouse in the African continent. And this means that an exit in the quarterfinals of AFCON against Burkina Faso can cost the manager his position.
Jalel Kadri who was appointed in January of 2022 will be hoping that his team can count on all players available for the World Cup as Tunisia’s squad is still very limited compared to the other African nations.
All hopes are on 31 years old Wahbi Khazri who already scored two goals in Russia 2018.
Their group matchups include France, Denmark, and Australia. And seeing the level of their rivals, Tunisia could be the worst-performing African nation in Qatar.