{"id":1268879,"date":"2022-12-22T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T12:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/22\/africas-wish-to-win-world-cup-alive-and-within-reach\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T12:05:23","slug":"africas-wish-to-win-world-cup-alive-and-within-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/22\/africas-wish-to-win-world-cup-alive-and-within-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s wish to win World Cup alive and within reach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"454\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-21_160418293-696x454.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 09: Patrice Motsepe of the Motsepe Foundation speaks during the press conference for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at Sandton Convention Center on July 9, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Jemal Countess\/Getty Images for Global Citizen)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA &#8211; JULY 09: Patrice Motsepe of the Motsepe Foundation speaks during the press conference for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at Sandton Convention Center on July 9, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Jemal Countess\/Getty Images for Global Citizen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, says his outfit\u2019s objective of ensuring a nation from the continent wins the FIFA World Cup is \u2018alive and within reach\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This follows the new feet chalked by Morocco, surpassing the previous African record of a quarterfinal limit at the Mundial by finishing fourth at the 2022 World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CAF released a statement with President Motsepe extending a message of congratulation to the five African teams that represented the continent in Qatar, especially history makers Morocco.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 54 African countries who are members of CAF are extremely proud and inspired by the victories and successes of the five African Nations that represented CAF at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022,\u201d Patrice Motsepe said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also particularly proud of Morocco\u2019s historic qualification to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to express our deep gratitude to the players (Les Lions de l\u2019Atlas), the technical team, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Royale Marocaine de Football under the outstanding leadership of President Fouzi Lekjaa, the people of Morocco and His Royal Highness King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur objective of ensuring that an African Nation wins the FIFA World Cup is alive and within reach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Atlas Lions reaching the semifinals and finishing fourth betters the quarterfinals record previously held by Senegal, Cameroon, and Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FM1L-Z8aHcY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam News on Adom TV (22-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FM1L-Z8aHcY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA &#8211; JULY 09: Patrice Motsepe of the Motsepe Foundation speaks during the press conference for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at Sandton Convention Center on July 9, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. 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