Which African team will make it furthest at the FIFA World Cup, and what about Bafana?

With a record 10 African teams competing in the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup, Morocco is expected to shine again, while Bafana Bafana faces a challenging path in Group A. Picture: ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT / AFP/Google Gemini

There will be a record 10 African teams on display at the FIFA World Cup next month, but which team has the best chance of making it deepest into the knockout stages?

Of course, the FIFA World Cup had its format expanded from 32 teams to 48, and this is the reason behind more African teams appearing at the quadrennial showpiece event.

Fortunately, the draw was designed to ensure no two African teams were drawn in the same group.

That means that Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Ghana, Cape Verde, and DR Congo are spread across 10 of the 12 groups at this year’s edition. With the top two, plus the eight best third-placed finishers in each group advancing, there could be a strong African presence in the round of 32 knockout round.