Former Cameroon and Arsenal defender, Lauren Mayer, says none of the African teams at the World Cup will get past the quarter finals in Russia.
He says a combination of mismanagement and a difference in quality means Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco will struggle.
No African nation has made it past the last eight of the World Cup.
“I could say Africa will be in the semis, we’re going to win, but that’s not the reality,” he told BBC Sport.
“To be honest with you I can’t see any of them go further than the quarter finals.
“This is my honest opinion because we are still one step behind the top teams.
“I can’t see them challenge the Germans, Argentina, Spain or Brazil, they are not in that level.”
Lauren, 41, who played at the 1998 and 2002 World Cup finals with Cameroon, is also unhappy with the way football is run on the continent.
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