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Senegal federation president reveals medical and leadership disputes behind World Cup exit
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Senegal federation president reveals medical and leadership disputes behind World Cup exit
Abdoulaye Fall said the team doctor lacked sports medicine qualifications and described a breakdown in trust with coach Pape Thiaw during the 2026 tournament.
- Fall said the team's main doctor specialized in gynecology and obstetrics, not sports medicine.
- Fall stated that a "rupture in trust" occurred between the federation and coach Pape Thiaw due to his unsigned contract.
- Fall said Thiaw demanded a salary increase from 20 million to 50 million CFA francs and threatened not to travel to the World Cup before the president intervened.
- The federation announced Thiaw's dismissal on July 12, citing the team's performance as below expectations.
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