Mondial 2026 : Le cri du coeur du 12e Gaïndé USA qui réclame l’appui de l’État pour mobiliser les supporters des Lions
A few days before the match against France, the Lions' first match at the 2026 World Cup, the 12th Gaïndé USA and the Association of Senegalese in America (ASA) launched a heartfelt plea.
They are requesting support from the Senegalese authorities in organizing and mobilizing Lions supporters in the United States.
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Youth and Sports on May 20, 2026, the heads of the two organizations announced the establishment of an executive office responsible for coordinating activities related to the supervision of Senegalese supporters during the world competition.
According to its initiators, this new team's mission is to define a consensus-based strategy for mobilization, organization, and entertainment to ensure a massive and noticeable presence of the Senegalese diaspora in stadiums. The goal is to bring together more than 1,000 supporters from various American states, as well as from Canada and other countries.
To achieve this goal, the 12th Gaïndé USA is requesting state support, particularly regarding ticketing, transportation, logistics, entertainment equipment, and fan management. In their request, organizers are asking for a quota of at least 1,000 tickets for the entire diaspora organized around the movement.
The executive office put in place is composed in particular of Francis Correa, general coordinator, Mamadou Lamine Mbow, president of the ASA and coordinator in charge of administrative and financial affairs, Pape Ba Careca, president of the Animation and Organization commission, Mouhamed Aboubakr Ba, president of the Transport, Logistics and Accommodation commission, as well as Amedine Sy and the Union of the Senegalese Press in the United States for the Press and Communication commission.
However, several weeks after sending this letter, the movement's leaders say they have received no official response from the supervisory authority. "We sent a letter to the Ministry of Sports and Youth outlining our needs on May 20th. But we still haven't received any reaction from the supervisory authority," stated Pape Ba Careca, president of the organizing committee for the 12th Gaïndé USA.
He clarified, however, that a statement from the ministry announced the allocation of 400 tickets for Senegalese supporters. "I think these tickets will be sent to the embassy and that there's a process for accessing them. But to date, we haven't received any response to our request," he added.
The 12th Gaïndé USA hopes to obtain institutional support in order to help create an atmosphere favorable to the Lions and proudly represent Senegal during the 2026 World Cup.
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