{"id":62328,"date":"2022-04-01T16:22:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2022-world-cup-nigerias-sunday-oliseh-names-country-to-win-tournament"},"modified":"2022-04-01T17:40:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T16:40:44","slug":"2022-world-cup-nigerias-sunday-oliseh-names-country-to-win-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/2022-world-cup-nigerias-sunday-oliseh-names-country-to-win-tournament","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup: Nigeria\u2019s Sunday Oliseh names country to win tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, has backed Senegal to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Oliseh believes Senegal is the only African country that can win the World Cup this year.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Senegal qualified for the 2022 World Cup after beating Mohamed Salah-led Egypt in a penalty shootout in the playoff on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal is also the current AFCON holder, having won the competition in Cameroon in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one team that can win it [World Cup] in Africa and that\u2019s Senegal,\u201d Oliseh told The COSAFA Show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been following them for the past few years and watching the players in Europe, and the importance that they bring to their clubs. Senegal currently has the best goalkeeper in the world [Chelsea\u2019s Edouard Mendy].<\/p>\n<p>They also have one of the best central defenders in the world in Kalidou Koulibaly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then they\u2019ve Sadio Mane, and I don\u2019t need to say any more about him. They also have an African coach [Aliou Cisse] that has been there for eight years now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they\u2019ve continuity, they have the talent and the exposure, all that is lacking in this team, in my opinion, is that high-level organisation. They need to go there with the view that they can win it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, has backed Senegal to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 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