Senegal team doctor ‘trained as a gynaecologist’, federation president says
The federation added a sports physician after players questioned the doctor’s qualifications, while the Senegalese Association of Sports Medicine called the claims unfounded.
- On Monday, Senegal Football Federation president Abdoulaye Fall confirmed that team physician Dr. Abderahmane Fediore, who served approximately 10 years, was trained as a gynecologist rather than a sports medicine specialist.
- Fall's disclosure emerged after Senegal's disappointing World Cup campaign, which prompted Saturday's dismissal of coach Pape Bouna Thiaw following losses to France and Norway and elimination by Belgium in the round of 32.
- Fediore's background includes directing physiotherapy at Fann Hospital and holding a sports medicine diploma from Cheikh Anta Diop University since 2017; the federation recruited sports physician Dr. Jean-Marc Sène to address player concerns.
- The Senegalese Association of Sports Medicine rejected Fall's allegations as "unfounded and defamatory" on July 13, asserting Fediore maintains proper sports medicine credentials despite his primary gynecology training.
- Broader administrative dysfunction emerged, including coach Thiaw operating five months without salary or valid contract, unpaid player bonuses from AFCON 2025, and federation officials bringing family members to the United States at organizational expense.
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Senegalese nogometni svet pretresa izjava predsednika zveze. Abdoulaye Fall je namreč na srečanju z novinarji povedal, da je zdravnik Abderahmane Alfred Fedior, ki je del izbrane vrste že devet let, v resnici gynecologist.
The president of the Senegalese Football Federation admitted to having taken too long to realize this problem
Fédior is a gynecologist, so he was ventilated by Abdoulaye Fall, president of the Senegalese federation. The manager revealed that the players were not comfortable with him.
The president of the sports institution assured that the doctor generated distrust among the players and influenced the performance of the selected
The Federation of Senegal will initiate a thorough audit to professionalize all areas of the team after the 2026 World Cup.
The president of the Federación Senegalesa de Fútbol (FSF), Abdoulaye Fall, revealed that the physician of the national men's team for years, Abdourahmane Fédior, is a training gynaecologist, creating a new controversy after the elimination of the Lions of Teranga from the World Cup of 2026.Read more]]>
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