I guess your not asking if you will go straight to an airline, but whether you will ever be able to get into an airline.
At the moment the thing that counts is hours. To get hours you need a CPL. Get the CPL cheap in an EASA country, get an instructor rating or go hour building in Africa. After 1000 hours try to invest the money you saved by going to a not so expensive flightschool in a rating that is relevant at that time.
Many pilots have gone this route and after a few years in GA you ofcourse too will have chances to land an airline position.
I believe experience will always valued.