Gavin Hunt says no African team will ever win a World Cup

SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt believes no African team will ever lift a FIFA World Cup in his lifetime.

He said top African teams needed to change their style of play to stand a chance of winning a World Cup title.

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Speaking to Peter du Toit on Thisisfootball Africa, Hunt highlighted the importance of playing without the ball.

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He said most African teams struggle to play without the ball but when they have the ball, they look lovely and dangerous.

Gavin Hunt giving African teams no chance at World Cups

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“So why do African teams struggle in World Cups? an African team will never win a World Cup, no chance….you can say Morocco last year in the semi-finals but (the reason African teams struggle) is the way they play without the ball against better teams, ” said Hunt.

The 59-year-old also said the local teams needed to have physical players as well as top defenders and midfielders.

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“Well people say Gavin Hunt doesn’t like small players, and then they say ‘look, Messi is small’ but Messi is strong my friend, and quick. If you are small, you need to be fast. We need a bit of size, we need a bit of power and strength. The game is about power now and that Bafana team had all these attributes,” Hunt said last year.

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