Ex Nigeria star, Emmanuel Amuneke has come out to say that he feels an African team can win the World Cup someday. He, however, revealed that the continent cannot make it happen on the global stage by just talking.
According to him, football is continuously evolving and changing so Africa needs to go back to developing our own players to be respected again.
Amuneke added that in football, when a player is more knowledgeable about the game, his decision-making becomes much better.
His words, “Football is continuously evolving and changing.”
“I think the only way we Africans can do better, is by going back and developing our players. It is true that we have a lot of great players playing in Europe, doing very well but, of course, we also have to think about those playing in the country, how we can aid them to become much better players and how we can develop them.”
“I have always believed that in football, when a player is more knowledgeable about the game, his decision-making becomes much better.”
“I think educating our young players and preparing them for the future is the key. Over the years, people have said ‘Africa is going to win the World Cup’ and I agree but we cannot win the World Cup just by talking. We have to develop the young generation and lay foundations for the young ones to be in a position to be able to compete.”
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