Mondial-2026 : Le ministère des Sports réserve 400 billets par match aux Sénégalais de la diaspora
To support Senegalese fans living in the United States and Canada, the Ministry of Youth and Sports announced on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, through a press release, the allocation of a quota of 400 tickets per match to members of the diaspora for matches played in New Jersey and Toronto.
To manage the distribution, an ad hoc committee was established "in close collaboration with the diplomatic and consular missions of Senegal." This committee includes a representative from the ministry, two agents from each diplomatic or consular mission concerned, as well as the presidents of the associations of Senegalese people in the jurisdictions concerned.
Operationally, coordination is ensured by the embassies in Washington DC and Ottawa, as well as by the consulate general in New York.
The allocation will be made proportionally to the number of registered applicants. Registration is open from June 9, 2026. To register, each applicant must provide their contact information, passport number, and a "consular card number or any document attesting to Senegalese nationality and place of residence."
In the event that applications exceed the quota, "the beneficiaries will be designated by random draw, under the most transparent conditions."
The ministry also specifies that "any supporter who has already benefited from a ticket can only be retained again after all other registered participants have had the opportunity to benefit from the program."
The final lists must be submitted to the ad hoc committee 48 hours before each match.
Regarding potential matches in Mexico, the ministry indicates that "support arrangements will be assessed based on the progress of the competition."
Finally, the ministry justifies this cap by "the particularly high cost of tickets, widely noted by national and international public opinion."
As a reminder, he had already announced last May that the Senegalese government would neither finance nor organize any official travel of supporters to the United States.
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