Échec des Lions au Mondial-2026: «Changer l’entraîneur, sanctionner des joueurs ne suffira pas. Il faut une réforme profonde de la Fédération» (Me Moustapha Kamara)
Since Senegal's elimination in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, columnists, journalists, and football observers have been offering numerous analyses to explain this failure. In a column published this Sunday, Moustapha Kamara, a lawyer at the Marseille bar specializing in sports law, makes one conclusion clear: the Senegalese Football Federation bears the greatest share of the responsibility.
"In 1986, faced with the crisis, we changed the president of the Federation, the coach and several players. Today, the situation is even more worrying, because we are facing a double crisis: a sporting crisis and a governance crisis," he emphasizes.
The lawyer believes that Senegal can no longer be satisfied with ad hoc responses after each poor performance. "The functioning of the Senegalese Football Federation must be thoroughly reviewed, its governance reformed, the technical staff reviewed, and certain elements of the team renewed," he argues.
However, Mr. Moustapha Kamara warns against a reaction dictated by emotion. "We must not fall into a simple settling of scores. Changing the coach or sanctioning a few players will not be enough," he insists.
In his view, the real weakness of Senegalese football lies in the absence of a long-term strategic vision. "Too often, decisions are made in haste, with a short-term logic. A federation cannot be built solely around immediate competitions. You have to think ten or fifteen years ahead, like the countries that succeed have done," he asserts.
Citing nations like Morocco or France as examples, Mr. Moustapha Kamara points out that their successes are the result of profound institutional reforms, investments in infrastructure, strengthened governance and multi-year planning.
For him, the lesson is clear: "Without a profound transformation of the Federation's governance, replacing a coach or sanctioning a few players will not produce lasting results. Senegalese football needs a genuine project, driven by a vision, strong governance, and a long-term development strategy."
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