{"id":7898,"date":"2022-08-26T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T15:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=7898"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:00:40","slug":"qatar-world-cup-an-africa-team-can-win-etoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=7898","title":{"rendered":"Qatar World cup: An Africa team can win \u2013 Eto\u2019o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An ambassador for Qatar&#8217;s 2022 World Cup for Africa, Samuel Eto\u2019o, has expressed optimism about an African country winning the world cup in Qatar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Nana Aba Anamoah on <b>Starr FM<\/b>, the football legend said he is unable to mention specifically which African country will bring home the surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana has proven that an African country can win the World Cup. Football is all about details and we had enough time to learn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2010, Ghana was very close to having a shot at winning the World Cup, so it only means we are getting close to it. An African country can win the World Cup in Qatar. It\u2019s just 7 games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he is glad Asamoah Gyan wants to take on the challenge of playing again at the world cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the Africa we want to see, that African countries allow the sons of their land to take control of affairs as coaches of national teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat unites us as citizens is our national teams where when we are playing everybody is rooting behind the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asamoah Gyan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former captain for the Ghana Black Star Team, Asamoah Gyan has indicated his readiness to prove himself in the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan\u2019s last appearance for the country was during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations game against Tunisia and despite the long absence from the national team, the player is yet to retire from international football.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with BBC\u2019s John Bennett, Gyan admitted he is not fully fit at the moment and is working hard to be in a good shape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7900\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download-20-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download-20-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/download-20.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many have criticized him for his interest to play at the world cup considering his current form.<\/p>\n<p>But, Executive Council member, Dr.Tony Auyben believes if he is in good shape and the technical handlers of the Black Stars deem it necessary to invite him, it won\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think just like any Ghanaian which he is also one so if he feels that he still has a lot in him to offer why not but all this will solely depend on the technical handlers of the team,\u201d he told\u00a0<strong>Starr FM<\/strong>\u00a0sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Starrfm.com.gh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ambassador for Qatar&#8217;s 2022 World Cup for Africa, Samuel Eto\u2019o, has expressed optimism about an African country winning the world cup in Qatar. 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