Why Africa hasn't won the FIFA World Cup

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5. POOR FINISHING

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This is a legendary problem with African football. Yes, Africa has produced great strikers and not all African countries are terrible at scoring goals, but on the most part, Africans at the world cup are deficient in the final third; in the crucial assist and in the shot on (or usually off) target.

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It is not that Africa lags behind the whole world in this department. It is that Africa still lags behind Europe and South America, who still dominate the World Cup!

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