Jay Jay Okocha has described the semi finals world cup event between two teams. The next World Cup semifinal match between Morocco and France has been dubbed the AFCON championship final by former Nigerian captain Austin Jay Jay Okocha.
For a chance to play in the FIFA World Cup final in 2022, both teams will square off at Qatar’s renowned Al Bayt Stadium.
While France defeated England 2-1 in the quarterfinals, Morocco shocked Portugal 1-0 to go to the semifinals.
Jay Jay Okocha told SuperSport as per Complete Sports: “It’s more like an AFCON final.”
Statistics show that several of the players on Les Blues’ team are of African descent.
Jules Koundé, Matteo Guendouzi, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Axel Disasi were all eligible to represent their respective nations, however Aurélien Tchouaméni represented Cameroon.
Ousmane Dembélé (Mali), Randal Kolo Muani (Congo), Youssouf Fofana (Mali), Steve Mandanda (DR Congo), William Saliba (Cameroon), Dayot Upamecano (Guinea-Bissau), Ibrahima Konaté (Mali), and Eduardo Camavinga are further players of African heritage on the France team (Angola).
On December 14 at 13:00 GMT, the FIFA World Cup game between France and Morocco will take place at the Al Bayt Stadium.
The Atlas Lions of Morocco will want to get to the World Cup final and win it for the continent of Africa for the first time.
They had already set the record of being the first African nation to reach the semi-final of the World Cup.
This week marks the start of the World Cup’s final stages, with the semi-final matches taking place in Qatar after England has returned home following their quarterfinal loss to France.
The defending world champions will play Morocco in the semifinals of the competition, marking the first time ever that an African team has advanced this far in the competition. Following France close victory over England, Kylian Mbappe and his colleagues will be hoping to avoid a stunning loss.
Morocco has surprised everyone this tournament, winning Group F ahead of Belgium and Croatia, who themselves have surprised everyone by making it to the semifinals. As they take on an Argentina team that is also attempting history, Zlatko Dalic’s team will look to advance to the championship game for the second time in a row.
La Albiceleste overcame a shocking opening loss to Saudi Arabia to get to the last four, beating the Netherlands in a classic matchup in the quarterfinals to reach this stage for the first time since 2014.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner hopes to add the most prestigious award in football to his already impressive resume as he competes in the semi-finals, where all eyes will be on him.
