Cote d'Ivoire Head Coach Accuses FIFA Of Killing African Football

Cote d'Ivoire Head Coach Accuses FIFA Of Killing African Football Sampson Adedeji Head Coach of Elephant of Coted'Ivoire Patrice Beaumelle has accused World Soccer governing (FIFA) of killing Africa football, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Former Africa champion crashed out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup after they suffered a 1-0 defeat to the Indomitable Lion of Cameroon in Japoma on Sunday. While speaking to BBC, Beaumelle made it clear that the slot given to Africa teams going to the World cup is too small considering the number of member nations in the continent. "It is a shame because strong teams like mine will stay at home," Frenchman Beaumelle said. "I have been in Africa since 2008 and I have participated in many World Cup qualifiers. I want to speak to Fifa because when you see that we have 54 federations and only five can go to a World Cup it is a disaster. I am not criticising other continents. But they (FIFA) are killing African football. "It is a shame to have big players who are the pride of European championships and now they will not go to a World Cup." Five countries from 54 is not even 9%. It is a shame. Even if my team had won I would still speak out about this situation," he said.