Senegal manager Aliou Cisse has insisted that this could be the year that an African nation lifts the World Cup for the first time. Cisse's side recovered from an opening game defeat by Holland to defeat hosts Qatar 3-1 on Friday. The subsequent draw between Holland and Ecuador means the hapless hosts are no longer able to progress to the knockout stages of the competition. 'Yes, an African country can win the World Cup, and I hope that it will be Senegal,' the 46-year-old told reporters after the win. Ghana are the most recent African team to reach the milestone, and arguably came the closest to progressing when they faced Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Source: Daily Mail November 26, 2022 23:42 UTC