After a very long wait, the world is now just five days away from the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Ahead of the start of the mundial, here is how the various continents will be represented in Qatar in terms of players that play in those continents.
At the tournament, players playing for European clubs are the most that will be representing the qualified countries with 73%.
Unfortunately, just 17 players playing their football in Africa will be at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Ghana Premier League will have two players at the tournament including Hearts of Oak poster boy Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim.
The 17 players constitute just 2% of the total number of players that will be playing at the Qatar tournament.
Tunisia: 10
8 play in Tunisia??
Play in Egypt
Mouez Hassen (Club Africain)
2.Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien)
- Bechir Ben Said (US Monastir)
4.Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile du Sahel
- Yassine Meriah (Esperance de Tunis)
- Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly)
- Nader Ghandri (Club Africain)
- Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Esperance de Tunis)
- Ghailene Chaalali (Esperance de Tunis)
- Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek)
Morocco: 3
All 3 play in Morocco
- Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti – Wydad Casablanca
- Yahia Attiat Allah -Wydad Casablanca
- Yahya Jabrane – Wydad Casablanca
Cameroon: 2
Both play in Cameroon
- Marou Souaibou -Coton Sport.
- Jerome Ngom Mbekeli- Colombe Sportive Dja
Ghana: 2
Both play in Ghana
- Daniel Afriyie Barnieh – Accra Hearts Of Oak.
- Danlad Ibrahim – Asante Kotoko.
✅CAF is the least represented continent at the 2022 FIFA World Cup after OFC (Oceania), which has 0 players.
? UEFA 606 (73%)
? AFC 113 (14%)
? CONCACAF 74 (9%)
? CONMEBOL 21 (2%)
? CAF 17 (2%)
? OFC 0
