By the end of the 2010 World Cup, the Swede understood Drogba was not being negative - just realistic. "I could say we'll have a team in the semi-finals but that's not the reality," said the two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner. Patrick Mboma remembers Cameroon's 2002 World Cup hopes virtually end before the team even arrived in Japan. Morocco have qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998Morocco is in the running to host the World Cup in eight years' time. "The problem is wider than just: 'Oh yeah, definitely an African team will win the World Cup,'" said Jaidi.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2018 07:46 UTC