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Senegal Criticises Cup Organisers as Pre-Final Tensions Mount

Senegal's federation criticized Morocco's organizers for poor security and substandard facilities after players were mobbed at Rabat's train station, raising safety concerns ahead of the AFCON final.

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The players had no security escort as they got off the train from Tangier.

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Senegal criticises Cup organisers as pre-final tensions mount

The players had no security escort as they got off the train from Tangier.

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At a few hours before the finale of the African Cup of Nations, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) released a statement expressing its "severe concern" about several shortcomings in the preparation of Senegal's national team. In this document, dated 16 January 2026 in Tangier, the Senegalese football governing body said it was acting "in the interests of transparency and the defence of the interests of the national team", while calling on …

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senenews.com broke the news in on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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