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Gyan, Diouf Remain The Benchmark For African Players At World Cup

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Gyan, Diouf Remain The Benchmark For African Players At World Cup

Senegal, Cameroon and Ghana have reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Players from African countries have made names for themselves on the grand stage of this tournament.

Asamoah Gyan was the star of the 2010 World Cup for Ghana. He scored three goals and made a penalty miss against Uruguay. Gyaan played for Sunderland after the World cup. He later played in the UAE and Al Ain. Ghana have a talented squad that has long odds of 300/1 to win the 2022 World Cups.

El-Hadji Diouf was a star player for Senegal at the 2002 World Cup. He was signed by Liverpool for £8m after the tournament, but he didn't perform well in the Premier League. Diouf played for Lens in Ligue 1 before joining Liverpool. His performance remains one of the greatest seen by Senegal. He will play for the Lions of Teranga in Qatar 2022.

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