Mondial-2026 : Abdoulaye Fall s'explique sur l'affaire du cuisinier des Lions au Mondial 2026
The president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Abdoulaye Fall, spoke on Monday at a press conference to clarify the case involving the head chef of the national team during the 2026 World Cup. Questioned about the conditions of the repatriation of this member of the delegation and about the suspicions of concealment, the head of Senegalese football firmly defended the transparency of the federation.
Abdoulaye Fall explained that he was alerted to the incident while he was in Mexico. "It was the Secretary General who informed me of the situation. I immediately asked him to speak with the head chef in order to understand exactly what had happened," he explained.
According to his account, the dispute arose after a discussion between the cook and a restaurant employee named Marta. Feeling the exchange was inappropriate, she reported it to her superiors. While the cook acknowledged speaking with her, he firmly denied any wrongdoing.
The case then took a legal turn with the intervention of the American police, to whom the complainant gave a statement. "We fully cooperated with the authorities," confirmed the president of the FSF.
Abdoulaye Fall clarified that no formal complaint had been filed with the Federation and that no factual evidence supported the accusations at this stage, adding that he had recently received the report from the American police. Suggesting the possibility of a cultural misunderstanding, he described the situation as a "regrettable incident" before offering his strong support to the Lions' cook, with whom he has known for many years.
“He is a man I respect enormously. I cannot imagine that he behaved in a way that corresponds to the accusations that have been made against him,” concluded the FSF president.
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