Sunday Oliseh: Qatar 2022 is Africa’s greatest World Cup

By Olu Dare

Retired Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh has explained why the Qatar 2022 World Cup is the best for Africa.

This is the first time the continent has produced a contestant in the last four, with Morocco losing to France on Wednesday night.

Assessing the general performance of the African nations, Oliseh is convinced this year’s tournament is by far the best for the continent.

“As far as Africa is concerned, this is the greatest tournament my [Africa] continent has ever had, not only because we have an African and an Arab nation in the semi-finals for the first time, but because every African team that has come here has won one game at least,” Oliseh discussed.

“Senegal got to the second round and played very well despite missing their best players. Morocco have made the most of their compact defence, and the whole team works so hard without the ball.”

The retired Super Eagle showered praise on Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, who has already been linked with big clubs like Liverpool after impressive outings.

“[Sofyan] Amrabat has also done a fantastic job in plugging the gaps. And when they go into defensive mode, they have triangles everywhere,” he continued.

“Playing with triangles makes it difficult for opposition players to play a pass and break the lines without being crowded out. And how has that worked out for Morocco?

“They have only conceded one goal, which wasn’t scored by the opposition but by themselves.”