💥Row in Senegal: Gueye says he won't play until the coach is sacked | OneFootball

African football is reeling after Senegal’s shocking elimination from the World Cup. Villarreal midfielder Papé Gueye, one of the squad’s standout players, set off a media bombshell by announcing his temporary resignation from the national team through a forceful message on his social media.

Ultimatum to the coaching staff

Through his Instagram account, the midfielder was blunt in making his future with the "Lions of Teranga" conditional on the current head coach staying on.

"I’ll speak about the elimination later. For now, I’m announcing that as long as this coaching staff remains, I will be taking a break from the national team," the player stated.

This drastic decision lays bare a deep internal rift in the Senegal dressing room after their World Cup failure against Belgium, a match in which they were leading 2–0 and ended up losing in extra time.

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