World Cup 2022: Why African countries struggle to perform – Chelsea legend, Drogba
World Cup 2022 - Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has given a reason why African countries struggle to perform at World Cup tournaments.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar commenced last Sunday, with the host losing 2-0 to Ecuador.
No African country has ever reached the World Cup semi-finals, and that doesn’t appear likely
to change in Qatar.
Senegal, who won the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, earlier this year, lost 2-0 against the
Netherlands as they played without their star player Sadio Mane, who has since been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Dailypost report, Tunisia drew 0-0 against Denmark, while Morocco also drew 0-0 against
Croatia on Wednesday.
And while Cameroon and Ghana are yet to play their first games, Drogba believes African teams
struggle because the continent has individualities.
Speaking to the BBC, the Ivory Coast’s all-time top goal scorer said, “When you look at the
game [Senegal against the Netherlands], [Sadio] Mane on his own could not have done much
better than what we saw.
“It’s very difficult for African teams because you have got individualities. They are very
good at their clubs, especially those playing in Europe.
“But when they come together, it becomes more difficult for the manager to find the right
system. To play the right guys at the right position, to keep that intensity that’s required
when you play at that kind of level.”
No comments: