Can an African Nation ever win the World Cup?

Read Article

Comments (32)

This article is closed for comments.

Read Comments Comments (32)

GOOGLE MY FUCKING ASS 12 years ago

IT WILL HAPPEN SOON

IT WILL HAPPEN SOON
Sold 12 years ago

Where were you when Nigeria won world cup just this month? Some animals do not think at all and just write any bulshit for attention

Where were you when Nigeria won world cup just this month? Some animals do not think at all and just write any bulshit for attention
Vipe 12 years ago

What an idiot,what world cup is the writing talking about?????

What an idiot,what world cup is the writing talking about?????
NEMESIS, UK 12 years ago

HURRAY! HURRAY!! HURRAY!!! NIGERIA BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO QUALIFY FOR BRAZIL 2014. ALL JEALOUS GHANAIANS HATERS CAN GO BURN IN THE SEA.

WE WON AFCON 2013 AND U17 SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, ...
read full comment

HURRAY! HURRAY!! HURRAY!!! NIGERIA BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO QUALIFY FOR BRAZIL 2014. ALL JEALOUS GHANAIANS HATERS CAN GO BURN IN THE SEA.

WE WON AFCON 2013 AND U17 SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE SHALL WIN THE 2013 BRAZIL WORLD CUP IJN. AMEN.

I AM YOUR NEMESIS
nemesisrocket@rocketmail.com
Oh-Andy -K 12 years ago

fat chance, with this lousy team and lots of referee's help, you struggled against Ethiopia. Ethiopia was robbed that is the only reason for you going to Brazil.

fat chance, with this lousy team and lots of referee's help, you struggled against Ethiopia. Ethiopia was robbed that is the only reason for you going to Brazil.
NANA KUFUOR 12 years ago

Nemesis you must be talking from the other side of your body. In actual fact Ghana was the first African country to qualify for Brazil 2014. If you beat your opponents 6-1, obviously you have qualified already. About winning ...
read full comment

Nemesis you must be talking from the other side of your body. In actual fact Ghana was the first African country to qualify for Brazil 2014. If you beat your opponents 6-1, obviously you have qualified already. About winning World Cups, I hope you are aware of Ghana as the U20 World champions which Nigeria has not done before. We are not interested in kids competition like U17.
Sethoo 12 years ago

Ask Russia,a former player granted an interview to BBC that they were denied an opportunity during USSR era thru officialdom with bad offside goals.Africa can never win even if we are the better side,FIFA will scheme it again ...
read full comment

Ask Russia,a former player granted an interview to BBC that they were denied an opportunity during USSR era thru officialdom with bad offside goals.Africa can never win even if we are the better side,FIFA will scheme it against us bcos of market demands.
KWASI APONKYE 12 years ago

Beating Ghana? We could have thought of it in another time. But now everything is politics and the players have their minds also focused in politics, not in sports as it should be. We saw the debate around (Ahmed) Abdel-Zaher ...
read full comment

Beating Ghana? We could have thought of it in another time. But now everything is politics and the players have their minds also focused in politics, not in sports as it should be. We saw the debate around (Ahmed) Abdel-Zaher after the CAF Champions League final, when he flashed the Rabaa four-fingered sign. That is not a spirit in a team or even in a football environment seeking success.
- Alaa Rasmi, an accountant

I heard people and commentators say that the Ghanaians used black magic to affect our players and win the game. It may be true because I never saw the team playing that badly. We must be prepared to counter them if they're trying to repeat the same thing in Egypt. I would like us to play a very good game and beat them, so we could regain a little of our self. Although I think five goals is difficult, especially that they are a very good team.
- Ahmed Abdallah, security guard

Yes, we can beat them but not with five goals. I don’t think any team — neither Barcelona themselves — can beat Ghana five zero now. The players themselves are being realistic about it and many of them announced it in public to avoid giving the fans any false hopes. But I believe they all want to correct their image, especially the ones who are quitting after the game, like Mohamed Abou-Treika and Wael Gomaa. I think a 2/3 zero win would be consoling and satisfying. We were eliminated after the 6-1 defeat. It is something that Ghana can’t repeat if they play us 100 times.
- Mohamed Farouk, technical engineering

Of course not. We cannot beat them 5-0. It will be a very contested game. I would say 60-40 percent. We will watch goals. The scoreline will be 2-1, maybe 3-2. What’s sure is that we will score goals but we will also concede some. We will be rushing out to attack and will have empty spaces at the back and with our slow defenders, it is sure that they will hit us on counters. If we want to have a comfortable win we need to be very concentrated and I didn’t see any team do that since Ahly in the final of the African Champions League against Esperance in 2012 (Ahly won 2-1 in Tunisia).
- Ahmed Khairi, factory worker

I can't believe that there are many people who still believe we can make it to the World Cup. This is simply out of question; we are not going to play in Brazil. End of story!
- Samir Metwally, merchant

Winning the match is very important, not because we will reach the World Cup, but in order to restore pride after the first-leg defeat. The match in Kumasi doesn't reflect the real standard of Egyptian players, who were not at all lucky that day. Ghana are a strong and perfect team with a lot of high-quality European-based players.
- Mahmoud El-Khatib, former Egypt and Ahly player

The return leg will just be an occasion for the national team to take revenge after their defeat, but it won't be an obstacle in Ghana's path to the World Cup
- Hassan El-Mestekawy, sports editor

Call me crazy but I still believe we have good chances of beating Ghana and reaching the World Cup. We suffered a crashing defeat in Kumasi, in a very unusual day, and we want to prove it wrong. We still have 90 minutes and it will be eleven against eleven on the pitch.
- Egypt assistant coach Diaa Al-Sayed
Ben Cool 12 years ago

I dont think that an African nation will ever WIN ..THE WORLD CUP ...in my Life Time for the simple reason that our natinal TEAMS ARE CONFRONTED or involved in Politics.I can also confirm that some African best players lack ...
read full comment

I dont think that an African nation will ever WIN ..THE WORLD CUP ...in my Life Time for the simple reason that our natinal TEAMS ARE CONFRONTED or involved in Politics.I can also confirm that some African best players lack education so therefore they tend not to behave accordingly vis-a vis of their National Coach or Manager. Also by taking into account some exemples , I can name some players who lack discipline , disrecpect , they think they are untouchable and I bet you that had not been sport or Football most of them could have END-UP IN IN PRISON or some sort of serious Problem with the LAW...............
Sold 12 years ago

Since Africa will not win world cup during the lifetime of Ben Cool, May Atoa Nyamaa, Kwaku Fri and Apapa kill Ben Cool this year so that can Ghana won Wold Cup next year. I will go to Antoa this weekend to present Eggs and S ...
read full comment

Since Africa will not win world cup during the lifetime of Ben Cool, May Atoa Nyamaa, Kwaku Fri and Apapa kill Ben Cool this year so that can Ghana won Wold Cup next year. I will go to Antoa this weekend to present Eggs and Schnapps for early death of Ben Cool, I really mean waht I am saying. Ghana needs to move forward without these fools

Nicholas Kyeretwie-Chicago,USA 12 years ago

No and I mean a big NO.It will never happen simply because we Africans are not serious.WE think once you qualify for the World Cup,you have done what nobody can do.We always regard ourselves as inferior to the white or yellow ...
read full comment

No and I mean a big NO.It will never happen simply because we Africans are not serious.WE think once you qualify for the World Cup,you have done what nobody can do.We always regard ourselves as inferior to the white or yellow man.So we are always satisfied and sing praises once we beat a non African country.That is why asamoah gyan blew a golden chance to move on in 2010.The Black Stars were satisfied that they were in the last eight.That is why today this same asamoah gyan is the captain.In Iddi Amins Uganda,this guy would be no where near the national team if he was even alive,how much more captain. Since we consider ourselves to be under the whiteman,the truth is anybody thinking of an African world cup victory in living in a dream land.
YAW 12 years ago

EITHER GHANA OR NIGERIA.WINNING THE YOUTH WORLD CUPS ARE SIGNS OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

EITHER GHANA OR NIGERIA.WINNING THE YOUTH WORLD CUPS ARE SIGNS OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
Ibrahim Young 12 years ago

A very good analyst. Not only did expose the numerous weaknesses associated with Africa, but also proffered solutions. I want to stick my short neck and say, if the Black Stars can walk pass the pharaohs of Egypt today, then, ...
read full comment

A very good analyst. Not only did expose the numerous weaknesses associated with Africa, but also proffered solutions. I want to stick my short neck and say, if the Black Stars can walk pass the pharaohs of Egypt today, then, In sha Allah, they can better their 2010 record when they get to Brazil in 2014. Best of luck to the Black Stars.
Kwaku 12 years ago

Africa has a bright future and the world cup will be in Africa sooner than later.

Africa has a bright future and the world cup will be in Africa sooner than later.
kofi 12 years ago

Lack of confidence is costing us, not from the players but from those at the top. The erra where all African teams spent millions of dollars to hire foreign coaches was waste of time and money. Un my mind's eye, I can see an ...
read full comment

Lack of confidence is costing us, not from the players but from those at the top. The erra where all African teams spent millions of dollars to hire foreign coaches was waste of time and money. Un my mind's eye, I can see an African team led by an African coach playing in the finals of Brazil 2014
MENSAH 12 years ago

Africa has always been their own enemies,from time immemorial.
They saw nothing good,beautiful,splendour,beneficial or useful in their own.
We've been knocking on the doors of these foreign coaches for quite too long,not kn ...
read full comment

Africa has always been their own enemies,from time immemorial.
They saw nothing good,beautiful,splendour,beneficial or useful in their own.
We've been knocking on the doors of these foreign coaches for quite too long,not knowing:
EVERYTHING WE WILL EVER NEED IN OUR LIFETIME,IS ALREADY WITHIN OUR REACH,ONLY THE RECOGNITION OF IT.
Kwasi Appiah is an expressed image/example of the above statement.
AN AFRICAN FOOTBALL TEAM,LED BY AN AFRICAN COACH,IS THE ONLY ONE,THAT CAN WIN THE WORLD CUP.
BELIEVE YOU ME.
GHANA IS GOING TO DO IT IN 2014 WORLD CUP,HANDS DOWN.
One can fail to believe this,but there is nothing that can be done about its fulfilment.
The assistant coach of the GHANA BLACK STARS said something:
THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAPPENING NOW,IN THE GHANA BLACK STARS,THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED LIKE THAT BEFORE.
He was talking about the difference in the players/team,their energy,poise,aura surrounding the whole team,and all their enthusiasm,confidence and faith being employed,are not comparable.
HE WAS TALKING OF A TOTAL WIN AT THE BIG PICTURE(THE WORLD CUP STAGE) HE WAS POSING TO THE WORLD.

Hey,brothers,this is our time.We should back them with our prayers,moral support,faith,confidence,and by God's grace,they will come out with flying colours,we all pray and wait for.
GOD BLESS GHANA AND THE BLACK STARS,
IN JESUS' NAME,
AMEN.
Jimmy 12 years ago

Yes, it will happen in 2014. The cup is coming to Ghana. We missed the opportunity in SA in 2010. It will happen this time around.

Yes, it will happen in 2014. The cup is coming to Ghana. We missed the opportunity in SA in 2010. It will happen this time around.
veep 12 years ago

nice article. brings so much to memory. however, it was Spain, not Bulgaria, who lost 2-3 to Nigeria. please check that out. i remember that match vividly and how Taribo West styled his hair.

nice article. brings so much to memory. however, it was Spain, not Bulgaria, who lost 2-3 to Nigeria. please check that out. i remember that match vividly and how Taribo West styled his hair.
NON-ALIGNED 12 years ago

GHANA can win this world cup only if we do not see ourselves inferior to the likes of the European teams and Brazil.

We only need GHANAIANS and NOT expatriates......to teach us all the technicalities of the game. After all ...
read full comment

GHANA can win this world cup only if we do not see ourselves inferior to the likes of the European teams and Brazil.

We only need GHANAIANS and NOT expatriates......to teach us all the technicalities of the game. After all, Sellas won the junior world cup without any foreign technical director of football or whatever.

Kwesi Appiah's technical team are as good as any in the world. Let's leave that slave mentality behind and stand behind Kwesi and his team 100%. He needs our support for the world cup, not inferiority complex.........

And above of all, if FIFA does not treat the world cup as a 'business only' entity.......Ghana and any other African country can win it. Yes! I'm referring to ticket sales!

That is, only if the referees are NOT biased towards us....as they usually are towards African nations in all competitions.....YES! WE CAN WIN IT!
Please take your time and go through most of the past African matches played in the world cup since 1992 and you would understand my position on this.
NON-ALIGNED 12 years ago

APOLOGIES FOR THE FIRST POST...........

GHANA can win this world cup only if we do not see ourselves inferior to the likes of the European teams and Brazil.

We only need GHANAIANS and NOT expatriates......to teach us al ...
read full comment

APOLOGIES FOR THE FIRST POST...........

GHANA can win this world cup only if we do not see ourselves inferior to the likes of the European teams and Brazil.

We only need GHANAIANS and NOT expatriates......to teach us all the technicalities of the game. After all, Sellas won the junior world cup without any foreign technical director of football or whatever.

Kwesi Appiah's technical team are as good as any in the world. Let's leave that slave mentality behind and stand behind Kwesi and his team 100%. He needs our support for the world cup, not inferiority complex.........

And above of all, if FIFA does not treat the world cup as a 'business only' entity.......Ghana and any other African country can win it. Yes! I'm referring to ticket sales!

That is, only if the referees are NOT biased towards us....as they usually are towards African nations in all competitions.....
Please take your time and go through most of the past African matches played in the world cup since 1990 and you would understand my position on this.

"And, as I pointed out... from now on, today, we must change our attitudes and our minds. We must realise that form now on we are no longer a colonial but free and independent people.
But also, as I pointed out, that also entails hard work. That new Africa is ready to fight his own battles and show that after all the black man is capable of managing his own affairs." - Independence speech by OSAGYEFO DR. KWAME NKRUMAH - March 6, 1957, Accra, Ghana............................

C.K. Gyamfi went on to win laurels with the BLACK STARS for our dear nation.....YES! WE CAN WIN IT WITH KWESI APPIAH at the realms of things!

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!

Analyst 12 years ago

Africa's inability to win the world cup is more psychological than lack of ability. In 1990, Cameroon which defeated Maradona's Argentina with 9 men, could have gone all the way but they surprisingly succumbed to an England t ...
read full comment

Africa's inability to win the world cup is more psychological than lack of ability. In 1990, Cameroon which defeated Maradona's Argentina with 9 men, could have gone all the way but they surprisingly succumbed to an England team that they had outplayed. Then came the Super Eagles of 1994, the most talented team of the tournament. As if the accolades being showered on them were all they were after, they lost to not-a-highly rated Italy.
Ghana's inability to get the semi final in 2010 depicts Africa's sorry mental state even the best. After 90 minutes of thrilling soccer, Ghana had a penalty to score and get to the semi final but they failed. Then came the penalty shoot-out but it was too big for their psyche. Many people blame Suarez for our failure to qualify for the semi final in 2010 but that is not a sound argument. It is only someone mentally weak who expects favours from his opponent/enemy to excel. If Suarez were to be a Ghanaian we would have all hailed him as hero for what he had done. We must blame ourselves and not Suarez.
Africa will be able to win the WC if we become mentally tough. Importantly we should desist from "victim" mentality in football. For instamce, if a referee errs to the disadvantage of an African te, we should talk about the error as error and not an act against our race. We should always hold ourselves equal in relation to any other human being without any apologies.
2014 promises a great tournament for Africa. Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon are in good form. It is surely not going to be a one team show for Africa as happened in 2010.
NON-ALIGNED 12 years ago

Analyst, I agree with you in many ways........we also have to be 'street-wise'; with all this diving taking place in football these days. We ought to be very, very careful with the Suarez's and Ashley Youngs' of today.

In ...
read full comment

Analyst, I agree with you in many ways........we also have to be 'street-wise'; with all this diving taking place in football these days. We ought to be very, very careful with the Suarez's and Ashley Youngs' of today.

In being 'street-wise' we should be able to kill off games getting to the end, when leading and protest to referees (at times) on bad decisions and not just take it on the chin as we always do.....due to our inferiority complex.

Finally, Analyst please don't be surprised to see our some of stars pulling out of the national team after the world cup.....as usual.

GHANA 1 EGYPT 0

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
GHFUO, be serious & change ur thinkin 12 years ago

CAN GH WIN THE WCUP? YES!
ITS LACK OF POSITIVE TEAM PSYCHOLOGY.
COACHES LACK ENOUGH TECHNICAL ABILITY TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
SOLUTION: PLAY MORE FRIENDLIES BETWEEN EURO N S AMERICAN TEAMS BEFORE THE WCUP.

CAN GH WIN THE WCUP? YES!
ITS LACK OF POSITIVE TEAM PSYCHOLOGY.
COACHES LACK ENOUGH TECHNICAL ABILITY TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
SOLUTION: PLAY MORE FRIENDLIES BETWEEN EURO N S AMERICAN TEAMS BEFORE THE WCUP.
MENSAH 12 years ago

GHANA WILL WIN THE WORLD CUP 2014.
Michael Essien and his group,made it there before.
They are going to repeat a history.

GHANA WILL WIN THE WORLD CUP 2014.
Michael Essien and his group,made it there before.
They are going to repeat a history.
RICHMOND BOATENG U.S.A. 12 years ago

I AGREE WITH YOU.

I AGREE WITH YOU.
Baboosanana 12 years ago

Yes Ghana is winning the World Cup in 2014, Amen

Yes Ghana is winning the World Cup in 2014, Amen
thinking man 12 years ago

of course its possible that an African nation can and will eventually win world cup. i will not put up a bet but it could even be brazil 2014. i say this because there is quite a bit of luck involved as well depending on the ...
read full comment

of course its possible that an African nation can and will eventually win world cup. i will not put up a bet but it could even be brazil 2014. i say this because there is quite a bit of luck involved as well depending on the teams that one is paired up against. take ghana's 2010 run. we would have been eliminated in group stages was it not for serbia's loss to austalia. we went onto play round of 16 against U.S.A and came out on top. we almost got past Uruguay in the quarter finals. i believe that ghana, nigeria, ivory coast can make semi final this time around. the teams are stronger and more committed. and once u hit semi-final the accumulated experiences of coach and players makes it a little easier. if ghana had progressed to semi-final in south africa, the adrenaline rush from the world of supportets alone could have carried them to glory. but alas it wasnt to be.
Activist 12 years ago

Re Christopher Opoku:
I also hope without any objection that my guess is just positive as yours!
Black Stars is to be the very first African nation to win the world cup, now that we've qualified for ...
read full comment

Re Christopher Opoku:
I also hope without any objection that my guess is just positive as yours!
Black Stars is to be the very first African nation to win the world cup, now that we've qualified for Brzil 2014!!
*****YES, WE CAN!!!!!*****
HANNIBAL(Blessed by God) 12 years ago

Ghana will be the first African country to win the WC. This time around, I believe that Ghana will earn, a gold, silver or bronze.

Ghana will be the first African country to win the WC. This time around, I believe that Ghana will earn, a gold, silver or bronze.
Titugri 12 years ago

I think one other reason why many African teams fail to advance in the world cup is due to self doubt. Just as in many other things I think there is a certain level of inferiority complex that works against the African teams. ...
read full comment

I think one other reason why many African teams fail to advance in the world cup is due to self doubt. Just as in many other things I think there is a certain level of inferiority complex that works against the African teams. I think almost all the teams go to the world cup telling themselves that they are only going to try but they don't believe they are good enough to win the cup.

With that kind of defeatist mentality, no matter how good any team is they are doomed to fail. I think aside from tactical training, the African teams need self affirmation and mental toughness and I bet Ghana and other African nations will have a very good chance of making it to the finals and even winning the world cup.

J Mensah 12 years ago

African and the world cup depends on African couches. Here is Kwesi Appia who can change players when they do not perform well. One, Gyan was well attacked and underperformance, should have been change long ago. Appiah still ...
read full comment

African and the world cup depends on African couches. Here is Kwesi Appia who can change players when they do not perform well. One, Gyan was well attacked and underperformance, should have been change long ago. Appiah still kept him for 90 useless munites.
francis santoma AKA stronggee 12 years ago

since football started an african country has even not been in the semi final before but Ghana will be the african country to win the world cup watch out for GHANA brazil 2014

since football started an african country has even not been in the semi final before but Ghana will be the african country to win the world cup watch out for GHANA brazil 2014

32 Comments

Welcome,

SIGN IN

Welcome,

RESET PASSWORD

Hello,

Terms and conditions

REGISTER

Can an African Nation ever win the World Cup?

Read Comments .st0{display:none;fill:#14BDD3;} .st1{display:none;} .st2{display:inline;fill:#FC0F0F;} .st3{display:inline;fill:#FFFFFF;} .st4{display:inline;fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:6;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Comments (32)

Read Comments Comments (32)