Jay Jay Okocha not confident enough with Africa’s Chances at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Former Nigeria Worldwide, Austin Okocha has expressed his fears relating to the efficiency of African representatives on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The black continent will probably be represented on the Mundial by Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, and Cameroon.

The West African duo of Senegal and Ghana, in addition to Central Africa’s Cameroon, are the one nations to have reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

However the pedigree of the groups within the competitors has not impressed hopes of an incredible outing at Qatar 2022 in Tremendous Eagles legend Austin Okocha.

Whereas Okocha admits that Senegal and Morocco have an opportunity to create one or two upsets, the previous Paris Saint Germain midfielder fears the opposite three groups stands out as the whipping boys of their teams.

“It’s the primary time that I’m not assured sufficient about Africa’s probabilities within the World Cup,” Okocha mentioned, as per Carton Sport.

“Perhaps they will shock us and do very properly. In case you have a look at Asia and North America, they appear stronger and extra superior than us. This implies unhealthy information for our soccer.

“We had been already 50 paces behind South America and Europe, and now North America and Asia appear forward of us. We’ve hopes in Senegal and Morocco; they appear the strongest. Tunisia, Ghana, and Cameroon appear to be a stepping stone for different groups to achieve the knockout levels.

“With their present kind, I worry they’ll go dwelling after three matches. Hopefully, they show me mistaken.”

Senegal will fancy their probabilities in Group A, the place they’ve been classed along with hosts Qatar, Ecuador, and the Netherlands.

Tunisia are in Group D alongside France, Australia, and Denmark. Canada, Belgium, and Croatia are with Morocco in Group F. Cameroon will battle Switzerland, Brazil, and Serbia in Group G.

Ghana will vie for a knockout spherical ticket with Portugal, Korea Republic, and Uruguay in Group H.

-soccernet