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When will an African side win the World Cup?
Key takeaways
- Sport Image caption, Asamoah Gyan's Ghana and Roger Milla's Cameroon both reached the World Cup quarter-finals - an achievement surpassed by Morocco in 2022
- "If there's something I want to see before God takes me to heaven or hell it would be great to see an African nation win [the World Cup], because this is a tournament that we all love passionately in Africa."
- There have been 22 editions of the global showpiece since 1930, and in that time 49 sides have represented the continent, taken from 13 countries, yet Africa has produced just one semi-finalist.
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Sport Image caption, Asamoah Gyan's Ghana and Roger Milla's Cameroon both reached the World Cup quarter-finals - an achievement surpassed by Morocco in 2022
"If there's something I want to see before God takes me to heaven or hell it would be great to see an African nation win [the World Cup], because this is a tournament that we all love passionately in Africa."
Sunday Oliseh was part of the first African team to win football gold at the Olympics, helping Nigeria make history at the Atlanta 1996 Games, but the 51-year-old is still waiting to see that achievement matched at the Fifa World Cup.
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