“Arsene Wenger wants the World Cup every two years. I think that’s stupid”

What do you believe is the current state of African football? Is the football improving or regressing?

I’m sure it’s improving, year after year, although the results are still not concrete. But the average level of African football is improving every year. When they allow a coach to be in charge of a national team for a decent amount of time, the results are coming – like Senegal and Algeria, for example.

African football and its footballers need a bit more respect, which is why I was furious when