Contrat de Pape Thiaw : Amadou Kane, 4e vice-président de la fédération, reconnaît « une faille »
The contract dispute surrounding national team coach Pape Thiaw continues to fuel debate following Senegal's elimination from the World Cup. When questioned about reports that negotiations stalled until the eve of the national team's departure, Amadou Kane, 4th Vice-President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), a guest on the "Grand Jury" program this Sunday, July 5, 2026, acknowledged shortcomings in the handling of the matter.
According to him, the discussions stalled over the issue of remuneration. "There was a deadlock in the discussions regarding remuneration. The federation proposed one thing, the coach proposed another. They couldn't agree. It dragged on," revealed the member of the FSF Executive Committee.
Mr. Kane expressed his dissatisfaction with the timing of the negotiations. "What bothers me is that it dragged on until the day before, or even the day of, the team's departure. I think these are problems that could have been resolved much earlier," he said, considering the situation a real dysfunction. "It's a flaw, because these are problems that could have been fixed beforehand."
He points out that discussions should have begun several months before the contract expired. "Since we left the Africa Cup of Nations, negotiations should have started in February because the contract had ended. We should have been talking to the coach well before his contract ended," he asserts.
Furthermore, despite his status as a member of the Executive Committee, he claims not to have been informed of the outcome of the negotiations. "I know absolutely nothing. I don't know if the contract was actually signed or not."
This statement is all the more surprising given that the Executive Committee is supposed to be the validation body.
However, he clarifies, the Executive Committee is not meant to examine every clause of the contract. "We can't submit the entire contract in its entirety. But it must be the subject of an information session. The chairman must come and say: here it is, we have renewed the contract, here are the objectives."
To shed full light on this affair, the official is calling for a complete evaluation. "There will be a thorough evaluation to see what happened, what made the whole world realize that the Senegalese national team risked traveling with a coach who didn't have a contract."
This assessment should help to establish responsibilities and prevent such malfunctions from recurring in the future.
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