The President of the Senegalese Federation detonates it: “The African Confederation is a hostage of Morocco.”

The President of the Senegalese Football Federation, Abdoulaye Fall, made dangerous and bold statements at the same time, accusing Morocco of absolute control over executive decisions within the Confederation of African Football.

Val chose to go through the storm of events in the final of the 35th edition of the African Cup of Nations, in order to address the atmosphere that the Teranga Lions team experienced in Morocco.

The ultimate commander in the African Confederation

The President of the Senegalese Football Federation stated: “Morocco controls the decision-making wheels within the African Confederation.”

Val enumerated the events that preceded the final of the competition between his country’s national team and the home team, to put the sporting audience in the picture.

The local Football Association tried to confuse Senegal before the crucial date, as the latter’s players were subjected to harassment upon their arrival in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.

There was no security protection for the Teranga Lions delegation after it traveled from Tangier, where it played the semi-final match. To Rabat, the venue for the final confrontation.

📌Hôtel, Interior, Arbitrator, Acting Door – The President of the Federation Fait de Gross Revelations…
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— Kilifeuu Guii (@KiliFeuu) January 24, 2026

The organizing committee also scheduled training exercises for coach Pape Thiaw at the Moroccan national team preparation center, which angered Fall, who protested the decision, which he described as violating the principle of equal opportunities.

Fall wondered how the President of the Moroccan Federation, Fawzi Lakjaa, First Vice President of CAF, could intervene from his workplace in the Moroccan Ministry of Budget to solve the problem.

The president of the Senegalese Football Federation was surprised by the lack of a response from the Confederation, when he filed an official complaint with its Secretary-General, the Congolese Mosengo Veron.

Fall said: “I went to meet the Secretary-General and he told me that Morocco is doing this and that. I knew then that they wanted to drag me into a maze.”

Things reached the point of no return with the announcement of the refereeing team for the final match, as CAF revealed the appointments at ten o’clock the night before the date.

The African Union deliberately delayed the announcement so that the Senegalese party would not have the opportunity to appeal this decision, according to Abdoulaye Fall.

🇸🇳 Mission accomplie.

The engagement between the nation and the world: Sénégal is the champion of Africa on an intense final day in Morocco.
Discipline, solidarité and leadership bring to our Lions some of football in Africa.
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— Abdoulaye FALL Officiel (@afallofficiel) January 23, 2026