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Weve got full rights, her asia come against your standing by for is in morocco where shes reporting on the womens africa cup of nations. And ma hm is always where theres an algerian football journalistic covers all aspects of the african and before we take a closer look at the african scenes, lets show you whats been happening in the house nation. Some of the head coaches from the qualified seems have been in castle to take a closer look at whats in store for them for present yanine francine. I said this so called workshop was a transfer fee representatives to raise any concerns they had about the Events Organization and to check out the stadiums, hotels, and training facilities. What you build for is an International Things being woke up. This is great to tournament. So we had like a lot of things the challenging month to do, but we needed to have a lot of different players and i think crap players especially having hope to define it of the years near before that a very on the season. So we have to learn from that and weve got now to match with germinated to have before we come here. Obviously weve qualified later than the majority of the team, so it feel quite exciting for us the relaxation that were were going to take part in the world cup. So im looking forward to it and just being out in an experience and seeing this in the class, a little towers and seeing the standard facilities that weve got. And that were going to be coming into is really exciting, has been 3 years now that weve been coming from seeing that base assume the stadiums to see and all the work that was behind the preparation for the wall. Busy cope and now you can feel at the latest pages, we all really excited. Now we got the 52. 00 teams, something that we found out just a few weeks ago and you can start feeling excitement around it. And the preparations are going to stream as well. Just for them to go in so that they kick off the 30 to qualify. Things have been divided into 8 groups of for the cold, and one capable of going home without trusting 5 songs dramatically coming to castle, including cynical in one machine, africa, cup of nations. And they all the highest rank things on the continents. When our correspondent nicholas ac is in duck out to tell us how senegalese fans are feeling coming into the tournament. Apparently all i have to do to starts report is throw a replica. 1978 will cut bull roughly in that direction. Welcome to santa golf country between the Atlantic Ocean and the edge of this how this very little rainfall and its terribly hot. So its when the sun said that people come out to play football on the beach and its in places like this. That champions are made meet 13 year old jamil soap and his friends in downtown to car. Theres no space for a football pitch. So this is how they train. Its become a trend shared on social media in senegal. Young players showing their skills away from the pitch, trying to stand out and get attention. Looks as sutherland my dream is to become sergio money order. My dream is to become a famous Football Player and where does jersey of the National Team like money . Look at my score, a lot of goals for the national to login and look up to one other. One of the top scores in the English Premier League during his time with liverpool buyer linux, new signing his senegal hero. This is where money learn to play in the village of bumble in southern senegal. In june, he came back to play an exhibition match with former players of the National Team. We sang g, i was part of the squad that beat france reaching the quarter final of the 2002 world cutler sort of untouchable more rasa. The fact that we dont have green football pitches is actually an advantage because when you play in the sand, you learn a lot of technique, like how to control the ball to dribble and make accurate causes. It makes us better players, senegal are the reigning African Champions. The fans are hoping cutter is a place where senegal make history and become the 1st african t one to reach a World Cup Final on nicholas hawk. Al jazeera de carr. Ok, lets take a closer look at santa goals group faced the netherlands in their 1st match, the dutch returning after missing out on the last 4 cup in russia. That also play house capsule on ecuador. Lets bring an issue. Congregation shit. Do you think this could be the a that an african same guess be on the quarter finals and could cynical be the thing to do it . Absolutely. Theres no better team that is informed right now. More than synagogue and the african continent, the African Champions privately. So when you look at what they have right now, you see a team that is very well oiled. Its a young squire and also, you know, the fact that you have lucy say hes been with the team for more than 7 years. He understands this particular group of set of players for the wrong alliance. And you have said, your mommy said your money, you have can need to really badly in defense. You have at what mindy, you have got to gay, and obviously you have, you know, these other set of players that are around to support in every department. So i think that they have a chance and also looking at the group that theyre in, alongside of course, the hosp gotta you have ecuador and the netherlands, it just, you know, seems like everything is coming in place for them. I think they have what it takes to go past the quarter finals and actually even claim a place to send the final and who knows from there they could go to the final my what you make of the great sunny goal of god being drawn against the hosts a bit of a benefit, isnt it big bang them on their top seed . Yeah, exactly. I think the more the netherlands will be favorites make in to the, to the knockout stage is with all due respect to the current ecuador, i think i was right to speak about the fact that this is a young team, but theyre also experience. Remember they were in the 2018 world cup with the same coach, l, u, c. C. And she was actually very heavily criticized going into the previous africa couple of nations which santa go one. He was criticized for not being the most tactical manager, but i would say that one of his main strengths is hes a really good man. Manager said that he knows his group and thats true. And if you look at the success of verse and managers like carla went last years and didnt do that, sometimes i think we tend to overrate the technical aspect of managing. And its actually about, can you get the team to really give it their all 110 percent . And when it comes to that, i think she is a perfect course for the triangle lines. And i think that thats probably their best chance of making it to the next room. Ok, thanks for now, because were back with you very soon. Now. Well, mohammed sol as ages fell to qualify along with algeria to north african, so instead well see how funds and morocco are feeling surely. But 1st, lets take a look at she nicea supports their say, the tournament will provide them with a distraction from the ongoing political and economic crisis pulled under work reports to nazir as a country with deep political divisions. But theres one thing that still unites people clearly from a bush football brings people together and they sympathize with each other. When a game is on, its all they think about. They forget about politics and the things that are happening in the country. They forget about the problem that were were all support tunisia, all of us. We forget about the function supporting the president and the other supporting a mother and politics. We keep football at apollo, at the last president said dissolved parliament and sect the government rule by decree. Last year and moved, the opposition has called a qu, critics of labelled a new draft constitution as an attempt by side to expand his powers unlawfully. Tennesseans have been frustrated by years of political argument and economic stagnation, but has a new toner. Hey that it, that it in the world cup is the only thing that left for us and to nicea, its the way out. And the thing that brings everyone together, regardless of the differences we see in politics or economic problems in qatar 2022 will be chinas his 6th appearance at a world camp. Theyve never made it out of the group stage and of one just 2 games that the tournament fans in chinas hope the countrys large ex Pat Community in doha will give the eagles of carthage and advantage this time round. As kabir lincoln messina, she hopefully are tennessee and community there. When encouraged the t v, especially during the 1st matches are the receive kicked out of the donors. Hopefully we can get out of the groups treasure weve had enough of leaving early achieving that wont be easy with group games against defending champions. France as well as denmark and australia. Paul van worth al, jazeera, the morocco maybe through to the 6 worked up with some friends were you the team will under perform and get on. Many blame coach. He had a little bitch, but are divided on whether he should still be in charge. Come november. More in the middle since firing him would cost a lot of money. Weve got no other choice, but to give him a chance to have more than i think its problematic for this coach to participate in that cut. I will cup its peter if he leaves. The bosnian has been criticized for having a bad relationship with some top players. Chelsea midfielder shakima. Yeah. She has refused to play for the National Team while hello, this is in charge. This by that fans are hopeful morocco will feel their best side in doha. I know i ended up with a tough group and yes, it will not be easy for them to advance. But i really hope that based on the coach and their talents, they will give their country an honorable result in corporate. If morocco do ops for a new coach, itll be the 3rd time value holiday, which has been fire just month before the beginning of a workshop. It happened in 2010 when he was with ivory coast on the game in 2018 with japan. Supporters wanted American Football Federation to make a final decision once and for all, which i hold the or not. If they replace them, i hope they find a moroccan coach and we have People Better than him in whatever the decision, the large American Community in guitar will no doubt make the team feel like they are playing at home. When im and im going to josie rabbit, now she did, you have been drawn in group day alongside the defending champions front as well as australia and denmark. While america, they face beats in 2018 honest croatia in the opening game of group f. Then they come up against belgium, followed by canada, youre making just the 2nd world cup appearance. Now those teams can expect some strong support. Hearing cats, i was a big north african the ex Patrick Community journey is now in the studio in had been hatch hilly for the spokesman for the Chinese Community here in cat. Thanks for being with us and give us an idea of the level of support search in as you can expect to. This woke up, well actually we, we had that test in the arab curve here. We have see, and how to in is in france, where actually they were amazing at supporting the teams specially in difficult moments. I remember we against all man, for example, we, we, they scored the equalizer and, and like then 2nd after the whole stadium was shaken, not by oman is but by tennesseans. I like supporting the team and, and pushing them to react to minutes after whiskered the 2nd goal. So thats what we are expecting like crazy until just take supporting of the team. Its not a home world cup, but you think in some ways the players will it will feel for them like it is a homework plan here. Of course i actually during the arab cup again we, we face that we have seen how the people are like more than 40000 seen in the stadiums. And, and here we have more than 35 thousands living in guitars. We have the support of arab nations, of course, like a guitar is algerians egyptians, many of them will, will come not only to see the games but with the to see the ought to was yes. Hm. And this reaction that to me is, is, are creating in the stadium and around it. The countrys oxy going through some pretty tough times at the moment, politically and economically is, is the National Football team. Something that everyone can, can unify round . Of course, as we said, like difficult moments grades like grades, rance, and, or, and, and we always face this issues, but whenever it comes to sports or to lessons are as force crazy in had been arch kelly for. Thank you so much for your time now. But one of tat sauls, 8 stadia have been built specifically for this world cup which begins on november the 21st and even use not only spread across a small geographic area. There also architectural feats. With a nod to sustainability natasha. Ne ripples. The stadiums of the 1st world cup in the middle east are architectural mirrors of era culture and heritage. A tent used by bedouins, an ivory cap warned by pious muslim boys and men, a gold colored handicraft. Weve invested a lot of during the design of stairs, broyles to the construction, to make sure those were to voters being built for the, for, for the tournament is being chipped for the legacy and the looking earnings. And even the local league needs welcome to sale stadium. Home to the final match and the closing ceremony up to 86000 fans will enjoy unobstructed views of the field. The roof contains one and a half times the amount of steel as the eiffel tower and sons of a unexperienced. Hewley from 14 points of view, itll be unprecedented and really spectacular. I cant emphasize otherwise enough. Stadium 974 is the 1st venue in fif a history that will disappear. The 974. 00 recycled shipping containers will be dismantled to give way to additional Waterfront Development after the world cup. The beauty of the stadium is the, it will have many more opening games in Different Countries and different cultures and in different locations. But also because i think the 1st stage in the world, which, which has this overpowering sustainability statement to it. In addition to stadium 974 seats, and components of other venues will be donated to developing countries in need of sport infrastructure. With a non profit group, Carbon Market watch says to offset emissions. The material would need to be used multiple times, especially if shipped thousands of kilometers away by using recycled materials, reducing construction costs, and developing green and Living Spaces near stadiums. Cutter is hoping it created monuments to sustainability that will inspire future world cup hosts. Natasha game al jazeera, doha, lets go for little trip back in time. Now its been more than a decade since south africa hosted the 1st world country played on the african continent. A legacy of investments in groceries football was promised. A correspondent for need of miller has been finding out if that was actually delivered. This is the waco south of johanna bug, which during the 2010 woke up was a hub for many People Living in the area for aspiring players. The woke up brought home the reality of a global events that was unreachable for many, many years later, a Young Players like these a school practicing in poor facilities. After the world cup, south africa received about 40000000. 00 from fever for the development of the game locally. But players in clubs like this one say they havent benefited that or renewed at the fund that was given to our my body shop was supposed to be helping us this area supposed to have been developed. Most of the areas that we havent had a sent from you guys if, if, if they something that youd want proof of it because we dont see anything. Have any legal precedent that was given by the sub african f a close the legacy trust this year after the money ran out, it says some of the money was used to fund junior National Teams, womens soccer, and to both facilities. Even then their allegations at some of the costs were inflated. Young players remain motivated despite the challenges they face. Woke up with significant me because it gave us hope like at a time where like, we were hyped up about saw everyone talking about it like the sailors were allowed across the street. So we were very, we were looking forward to the woke up and when it happened at the time, it gave us hope and inspiration to play as well. Looking at the fate of where we come from, our rooms get crashed along the way. Like there are a lot of that goes by then its well in them and tell you to a one. So you are not. So yeah, it is as she, despite their emission to play at professional level or for the National Team, their coach says thats almost impossible simply because of a lack of support and trying to work with players that Development Level in conditions like this makes it very challenging for any of these players to advance issue the legacy of any big tournament is quite a difficult thing to pin down. But what have any meaning was left behind by the world cup in south africa . 2010. Do you think if theres an Africa Football Association said that they invested some of the money in developing womens football, then theyve done a great job on that front. But looking at, you know, the grassroots across the whole country, talking to a couple of people, he doesnt seem so away from me. Of course the Women Football and i understand you know, why they are aggrieved and ceiling that they were left out on that front. And i think that they should have done more. They can still do more. I mean, its, jenny is after its 12 years actually since the 2010 woke up and you get the feeling that, you know, even the rest of the continent away from, you know, the sellers and the celebration. And then for example, at the cpu, a shallow goals, you know, that literally sent the whole continent vibrating. You dont feel that there was that deep legacy that you know, we can remember and say in terms of continuity with that tunneling margie think theres a desire to bring the will cut back to, to africa. And with solomon are expanding to 48. Same and 2026. Is it . Is it likely . I think its going to be much more difficult now. Expanded format of the world cup to have 48. 00 teams in a single country. We see, even with the american bit of 2026 spread out across 3 countries, i think thats going to be a little bit of an obstacle for morocco, because ideally, you want to have an only african will probably could do me. Rockwell jer, its news. Yeah. There you can have the sporting infrastructure, its a similar culture and i think that could work, but the politics of it dont really work out. So were hearing that rumors that there might be a moroccan slash iberian bid with portugal in spain. So if the what cup does return, its probably going to be there. Well, lets just go back to whats actually coming our way in catherine a few months time. Cameroon, are in group g along with brazil, serbia, and switzerland, shit comer. And of course, the 1st african seems to reach the quarter finals at a world cup. Do you think i can get out of that group . Its a very difficult group for the indomitable lie. And then youre talking about a team that no longer has like a super stuff face with the camera. And we used to having big names, you know, roger miller and we go about song somewhere at toe. Patrick bama, you know, like a step layer who can, you know, make a big change in the game and shift the momentum. But of course, you know, with all due respect to vince or a booby car, the captain who was incredible during the africa cap of nations, he will definitely feel the weight of playing at the walk up. But perhaps, you know, having the atmosphere that they have around the tournament having you know, read about song as the head coach of the Federation President , you know, people who know as single to about playing at the world cup will different. Definitely invoke that lie and spirit that we know camerons to have over the years. And i think perhaps that could be the edge that they will bring into this woke up in 2017. No one expected them to win the cup of nations in government. And they went all the way to the final and stand to everyone and one, you know, the african crown. So i think theyll come into the woke up with that kind of mindset. Of course, you know, youre playing against brazil who are one of the type contenders in katara. But who knows the nice thing too about making up the work. They certainly do. Lets take a look at, go on as group, back with their old friends, uruguay. Angry page go on, a still hurting after that. Louis suarez humble back in the 2010 up stop and reaching the semi finals a little. So face christiane or an allies, portugal side and south korea mar is up. So game against here a while i still remembered through the african continent. Yeah, i think its collectively scarred all of us africans. You are this close to getting to a semi final. Its a different generation of players as well. That 2010 team was kevin principal at tang estimate, john, that crucial penalty. You know, its a completely new generation. Of course, theyre a younger team, but theyre a team. Now all these generational players players like 100, i x come out into the my not run. I, your brothers were there and theyll remember it. But the rest of the younger, the Younger Generation will have watch that much on television. And i think it will be in the corner of their minds, theyll be one in revenge. But its not exactly a team that was affected or scarred by the elimination. Theyll just remember it. And i think the extra motivated im gonna bring in a hungry coach and, and also atto. And that seems to be a trend with it. Seems that qualified for out of the 5 teams . Do you have african coaches is not being a positive elements in the last few years. Well, im do you ask a very good question because we know that in the history of the world, katherine, im talking 96. He has absolutely no foreign courts has won the woke up. So if an african team wants to win the walk up, they have to go with the home grown coach and obviously brings a whole different feel or to i do understand the culture of ghana. You talk about l u c. Say for me, i feel that sometimes you need that touch, you know, in the dressing room when things you know, go south, youre not, you know, speaking english or french in the dressing room. Youre speaking in the case of gun speaking tree or infinity, youre speaking while of to the players, you know, even on the top line so that they can, you know, get that feeling and of pride when theyre presenting their country. And i feel that those things, you know, make a huge difference at big tournaments like the workup. Okay, fantastic. So thank you so much for guests congregation mohammed zone. Hey, cynical will have the honor of playing in the very 1st match of this will cut money and i will take on the netherlands. That house out some on the stadium. On november, the 21st kick off at 1 pm local time. Hopefully not gang cynical. Can set the tone for the rest of africas competing nations. Next month well be switching consonants to folks on the european themes. Theyll be heading to cat thoughts. We get ever closer to the main events, and of course aldis era will keep you right up to date every step of the way. 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