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Senegal PM Slams ‘Deplorable’ Afcon Final Scenes as Fans Await Trial in Morocco
Senegal Football Federation president Abdoulaye Fall cited issues with accommodation, security, and refereeing, claiming Morocco received preferential treatment during the Africa Cup of Nations final.
- On Sunday, Abdoulaye Fall, president of the Senegalese Football Federation, criticised Morocco and the Confederation of African Football one week after the AFCON final, citing shortcomings in accommodation, security and refereeing and alleging preferential treatment for the hosts.
- According to Fall, the referee announcement came the night before, and CAF said it `wanted to protect the referee by sparing him pressure`, preventing challenges.
- The team reported arriving without security and being asked to train at the Mohamed VI training centre, while the Senegal squad found its Rabat hotel noisy and inaccessible, Fall said.
- After threats to withdraw, officials improved security, arranged a new stadium and hotel, and Pape Gueye said on Jan 25, `We are only human. We realised our mistake and came back out.`
- Fall also highlighted Fouzi Lekjaa's CAF role, saying CAF is effectively `Morocco controls` and `No country opposed Morocco as Senegal did,` Fall said in a video posted on Seneweb.
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President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Abdoulaye Fall openly challenged Morocco, the host country of the last African Cup of Nations, and the African Football Confederation on Sunday.
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