Julius Aghahowa names one team that will do Africa proud at the World Cup

Former Super Eagles striker Julius Aghahowa has thrown his weight of support for the Teranga Lions ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Senegal go into the global showpiece as AFCON champions and many have tipped the West African side to shine at the mundial.

Aghahowa, who remains disappointed that Nigeria failed to qualify for the tournament says he is rooting for Senegal ahead of Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia.

He told Complete Sports: “We have the African champions and I will be going for Senegal but I know they don’t like me very much in Senegal because I did to them at AFCON 2000 and AFCON 2002 and they will not forget that.

“Despite that I will still support them because they worked very hard to become African champions and they will represent the continent very well.” He also spoke about the implication of Nigeria's absence," he added.

“It’s going to be a different ball game because Nigeria is not playing so the whole country will feel it the fans will be relax as well.

“Even the big brands have withdrawn from sponsorships, some of the broadcasting stations were suppose to travel to Qatar to represent their brands and also promote these companies as well. But at the end of the day we didn’t qualify and we all lost out.”