🚨 Tensions ahead of AFCON final as Senegal criticises the organisation | OneFootball

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·17 January 2026

🚨 Tensions ahead of AFCON final as Senegal criticises the organisation

Article image:🚨 Tensions ahead of AFCON final as Senegal criticises the organisation

Trouble on the eve of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final.

Facing the host country, the Senegal national team feels wronged by the organizing committee. With 48 hours to go before the top match in Rabat, the Senegalese Football Federation has launched a scathing attack on CAF and the local organizing committee.


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In a lengthy statement released on Friday night into Saturday, the FSF denounces several shortcomings, notably in the security arrangements upon the arrival of the players and delegation in Rabat, initially deemed inadequate accommodation conditions, limited access to ticketing, and the absence of a training field meeting the required standards.

Here is the full statement from the Senegalese Football Federation.

Article image:🚨 Tensions ahead of AFCON final as Senegal criticises the organisation
Article image:🚨 Tensions ahead of AFCON final as Senegal criticises the organisation
Article image:🚨 Tensions ahead of AFCON final as Senegal criticises the organisation

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.


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