Andy Robertson Predicts Which African Team Will Go the Furthest in the 2022 World Cup ▷ SportsBrief.com

• Liverpool and Scotland defender Andy Robertson has predicted that Senegal will go the farthest in the World Cup of the African teams
• The left-back said the credentials of the Lions of Teranga and their good squad quality make them an underdog
• No African team has gone past the quarter-final of the tournament, with Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon the only nations to reach the last eight

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has chosen the African team that will go far in the upcoming 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar.

Five teams represent the continent: Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Tunisia and Morocco. No African team has gone past the quarter-final, and this tournament will test their grit.

Ghana were the last African team to get to the quarter-final, doing so in 2010, but the infamous Luis Suarez handball and the subsequent penalty miss from Asamoah Gyan saw them exit the tournament.

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Senegal and Cameroon are the other African teams to reach the last eight. Given the quality of teams this time though, it’s going to be tough, according to Goal.

Andy Robertson backs Senegal

Unfortunately, the Scotland international will not be at the World Cup since his country did not qualify. He told Supersport that Senegal’s squad has a good chance of progressing further compared to other teams from the continent.

“Senegal. I think they will win in the tournament. I think they’ll be a bit of an underdog. Obviously, they won the African Cup of Nations; a really good squad, a lot of big players.”

FourFourTwo reports that Lions of Teranga talisman Sadio Mane is reportedly injured and could sadly miss the World Cup. Mane suffered a knee injury during Bayern Munich’s 6-1 thumping of Werder Bremen on Tuesday, November 8.

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Senegal still have several experienced players that could lead them into the tournament.

Eto’o makes World Cup prediction

Sports Brief earlier reported on Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o predicting that the Indomitable Lions will win the World Cup in Qatar.

The two-time treble winner with Barcelona and Inter Milan, said his country Cameroon will beat Morocco in the tournament’s final.

No African has ever won the global tournament, with only European and South American teams lifting the trophy.

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