Former Senegal coach Alain Giresse believes African football is advancing rapidly, noting that the continent is well positioned to make a deep run similar to Morocco’s historic semi-final appearance.
In a chat with Wiw Sport, Giresse stated that regardless of tournament unpredictability, Senegal have the raw potential to progress to the semi-finals of the tournament.
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“I think that from one World Cup to the next, Africa is moving forward and progressing. As you said, it was Morocco that reached the semi-finals in the last edition in Qatar,” said Giresse.
“With ten qualified countries, the possibility of taking even more nations to the semi-finals exists; we have to take it one step at a time.
“I think that one day, an African country will play in the final. If we’re talking about Senegal, it has the potential to at least reach the semi-finals.
“Of course, we know there can be unforeseen events during matches, but intrinsically, the potential is there. We see that African teams are increasingly displaying a level that is approaching the top and the best rankings in the world.
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Senegal are expected to face France in their opening fixture before facing Norway and Iraq, respectively, in Group I.
Senegal’s best World Cup appearance was in 2002, when they reached the quarter-finals on their tournament debut. This historic run tied the record for the best performance ever by an African nation at the global tournament.
