Samuel Eto’o says Ghana and the other African teams going to Qatar have the chance of annexing the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Black Stars made a return to the Mundial at the expense of Nigeria having missed out in 2018 in Russia.
However, the Barcelona and Inter Milan legend believes Africa’s five reps, including Ghana and his Cameroon, have an equal chance of becoming world champions later this year.
“Ghana has the same chances of winning the World Cup like any other African team," Eto’o, who is a Qatar Legacy Ambassador told TV3.
“Every World Cup is unique. We want African teams to partake and have a good World Cup.”
“Why not? An African team can lift the World Cup. Ghana missed it by a shot,” he added.
African pundits are pessimistic about the five, with only Senegal, who will face the Netherlands, Qatar, and Ecuador in Group A, having a realistic chance of progressing to the second round.
Tunisia are in Group D with defending champions France, Denmark, and Australia or Peru, and Morocco is in Group F beside Belgium, Canada, and Croatia.
Cameroon is in Group G with Brazil, Serbia, and Switzerland, while Ghana is in Group H with Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea.
No African team has ever advanced to the World Cup semi-finals. In previous tournaments, Cameroon, Senegal, and Ghana all came close to making history.
Eto'o is in Ghana for a two visit ahead of the global showpiece scheduled to kick off in November.