US EditionSenegal Women's Basketball Team Members Denied US Visas, Prime Minister Says
- Senegal's women's basketball team canceled a planned ten-day training camp in the US after several members were denied visas on June 19, 2025.
- The visa refusals occurred amid the Trump administration's travel restrictions, which reportedly consider adding Senegal among 36 countries facing a ban.
- Visas were denied to five players, six staff members, and a ministerial delegate by the State Department, which did not provide an explanation, and the administration chose not to discuss individual visa decisions.
- Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced that the planned US training camp was canceled and the team would now prepare in Dakar, describing the location as "sovereign and conducive."
- This visa denial disrupted Senegal’s preparation for the July 2025 AfroBasket tournament in Ivory Coast and reflects ongoing US concerns about national security and visa overstays.
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Senegal women's basketball team members denied U.S. visas, prime minister says
The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied.
The Baltimore Sun
Senegal women’s basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says
The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said Thursday on Facebook that the team would train in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, “in a sovereign and conducive setting.” The West African nation’s federation said in a statemen…
Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US trip after visas are rejected
The Senegal women’s basketball team is canceling a planned training camp in the United States after several team members had their visa applications rejected by the U.S. State Department. The camp was scheduled to start on Sunday, June 22. What did the team have planned, and what was their response? The team had planned 10 days of practice and scrimmages in preparation for the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket tournament in Ivory Coast next month. I…
Chicago Tribune
By DOUG FEINBERG Senegal’s women’s basketball team has cancelled their plans to train in the United States for the AfroBasket tournament to be held in Ivory Coast next month, after several players and team leaders were denied visas, said the prime minister of the African country. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said on Thursday on Facebook that the team would train in the capital Dakar, “in a sovereign and propitious environment.” The federation of…
Senegal women's basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says
The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said on Facebook Thursday that the team would train in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, “in a sovereign and conducive setting.” The West African nation’s federation said in a statemen…
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