Erling Haaland believes Senegal will do ‘really well’ at the 2022 World Cup, and is confident that they are the best African team at the tournament.
No side from the continent has ever made it past the quarter-finals, with Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and most recently Ghana (2010) knocked out in the last eight – all after extra time or penalties.
Senegal were crowned continental champions in February and are 18th in the world rankings heading into the global showpiece, having been Africa’s top-ranked side since November 2018.
They will be joined as African representatives in Qatar by Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia.
When asked by SuperSportTV which African team was the best at the tournament, Haaland said: ‘I think Senegal will do really well.
‘They are a strong team and they have so many strong players. So I think Senegal will do the best out of those.’
The Manchester City striker, who has enjoyed an explosive start to his career at the Etihad with 22 goals from 16 appearances so far, will not travel to Qatar as Norway failed to qualify.
