US EditionSenegal Women's Basketball Team Members Denied US Visas, Prime Minister Says
SENEGAL, JUN 21 – The visa denials, affecting five players and seven officials, forced Senegal to cancel its US training camp before AfroBasket 2025, highlighting ongoing US immigration restrictions impacting African teams.
- Senegal's women's basketball team called off a scheduled training program in the United States set to begin on June 22, 2025, after several players were denied visas.
- The cancellation followed the U.S. State Department's refusal to issue visas to five players, six staff, and a ministerial delegate amid tightening U.S. immigration controls.
- The team’s training was part of their preparation for the Women's AfroBasket competition scheduled for 2025 in Côte d’Ivoire, with the remaining players continuing to practice in Dakar, Senegal’s capital.
- Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced via social media that he has directed the Ministry of Sports to halt the planned ten-day training camp in the United States.
- This event highlights ongoing U.S. security-driven visa restrictions and the potential expansion of travel bans to 36 countries, including Senegal, which may affect future international sports engagements.
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