Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says that winning the FIFA World  Cup needs a long term planning something which he thinks African countries  barely do.

He says that the biggest problem facing African nations  at the  World Cup is the lack of planning when it comes to the World Cup.

Only three African countries  have reached the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup with Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon with no African country able to reach the semi-finals of the Mundial.

According to Asamoah Gyan, he hopes an African country wins the World Cup someday but he does not know when that will happen.

"We have to make sure we plan ahead, I think that is our problem. Some countries plan years – let’s say ‘in 10 years we have to win the World Cup’. So it’s a plan people take, and that’s why I’m saying it’s a process," he said

“I’m sure an African country will win it one day, but I don’t know when.

“As an African, that is my prayer, I want an African country to also win it, that is what every African is hoping for [but] it depends how the teams approach the tournament," he added.

Africa will be represented at the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Cameroon and Morocco.