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| Morocco National Team finished fourth at the Qatar 2020 World Cup |
Africa will win the World Cup "within 15-20 years" says Morocco's Walid Regragui, who has come closer than any coach to delivering that long-held aim.
Under Regragui's guidance, the Atlas Lions became the first African side to contest a World Cup semi-final, where they were beaten by eventual runners-up France.
The 47-year-old believes that Africa will be bolstered in future by having more than five representatives for the first time from 2026 onwards.
"At the next World Cup, we'll have nine spots which will allow us to learn more," said Regragui.
"Within 15-20 years, I'm convinced an African team will win the World Cup. Because we'll come back each time and learn more, and so our youngsters will have World Cup football in their DNA."
Africa has had five teams at the finals since 1994 - an allocation considerably less than Europe (13), one more than a South America which has far fewer countries and level with Asia (when the continent is not hosting).
