Fifa president Giani Infantino says Africa will get more than seven slots in the expanded edition of the World Cup in 2026.
Mr Infantino, who is on a one-day official visit to Ghana, made the announcement in a briefing with journalists in the capital Accra:
African representation will definitely be more than seven. Now the precise number we are still working it out.”
He said Fifa had increased its investment in African football from $27m ( £21m) to $94m a year to help develop the sport.
He also said the world football federation had increased Africa’s membership of the federation’s council from four to seven representatives.
Mr Infantino also met President Nano Akufo-Addo and executives of the Ghana Football Association to discuss how to develop football in the country.
