About this episode

The episode discusses the chances of African teams at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

As the World Cup kicks off on Thursday, African teams are ready to battle it out on the pitch. In part two of this AfricaLink podcast, we continue to ask the question: Is this the tournament where Africa goes all the way, and can the continent finally break the ultimate barrier and lift the trophy? Eddy Micah Jr. speaks to Abigail Sena, a sports analyst in Accra, and DW's Samson Omale in Lagos

People in this episode

Host: Eddy Micah Jr.

Guest: Abigail Sena

Topics covered

• FIFA World Cup
• African teams
• sports analysis
• tournament chances
• football
• sports politics

Keywords

• FIFA World Cup
• Africa
• football
• Eddy Micah Jr.
• Abigail Sena
• sports analysis
• tournament
• African teams

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Accra, Lagos

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