Manchester City Ace Erling Haaland Names African Country That Will Shine at the World Cup

• Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has tipped African champions Senegal to excel at the World Cup in Qatar
• The West African powerhouse have been drawn in Group A alongside Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands
• Senegal are joined by Cameroon, Ghana, Tunisia and Morocco as African countries in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Erling Haaland is confident Senegal will shine among the African countries at the World Cup in Qatar.

The Teranga Lions head to the World Cup as champions of Africa and have been drawn in Group A alongside hosts Qatar, Ecuador and the Netherlands.

Joining Senegal as Africa's representatives are Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia.

However, the Manchester City forward believes Senegal have the quality to compete in Qatar later this month.

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"I think Senegal will do really well," he told Super Sport TV. "They are a strong team and there are so many strong players."

"I think Senegal will do the best out of the African countries," he added.

The West African giants became the second country from the continent to reach the last eight of the World Cup in 2002 in Japan and Korea.

However, they were eliminated at the group stage in the last edition four years ago in Russia.

Ghana and Cameroon are the other two African countries with rich history at the World Cup, having both reached the quarter-finals. Cameroon with Roger Milla made history in 1990, before Ghana were denied a semi-final berth by Uruguay in 2010.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins on November 20, with hosts Qatar engaging Ecuador before Senegal face the Netherlands the following day.

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Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly confident of World Cup success in Qatar

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly believes the time for an African nation to succeed at the FIFA World Cup is now.

Senegal are currently preparing for the tournament in November and December with upcoming friendlies against Bolivia and Iran.

The African champions are currently in the Orleans region of France, training for the friendly against Bolivia on Saturday.

Koulibaly, who was a member of the Senegal team that exited the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the group stage, is confident of Africa's chances at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.