Mondial désastreux : Bakary Cissé, membre du Comex de la Fédération, révèle sur les défaillances et réclame la tête de Abdoulaye Sow
The disastrous campaign of the "Lions" at the 2026 World Cup continues to generate discussion. Following the players, a member of the Executive Committee (Comex) of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has spoken out. This Saturday, Bakary Cissé delivered a bleak assessment of the expedition. Emphasizing organizational shortcomings, the Comex member is calling for the resignation of the FSF's Secretary General, Abdoulaye Saidou Sow, in a statement we present below.
"Mr. President of the FSF, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Executive Committee, this is neither the time for perfunctory congratulations nor for polite silence. The time has come for truth. Our premature elimination from the World Cup has deeply disappointed the Senegalese people. This poor performance cannot be reduced to a simple sporting failure. It also reveals administrative, organizational, and strategic dysfunctions that weakened our team well before the first kickoff."
We all witnessed numerous difficulties that plagued this campaign. Shortcomings in preparation, flawed organization, coordination problems, questions about certain logistical and administrative choices, and difficulties encountered by several members of the delegation all contributed to a climate that was not conducive to the well-being of our national team. Several members of the Executive Committee, as well as those responsible for logistics, encountered difficulties with their travel arrangements (visa issues), raising legitimate questions about the organization of this mission.
Faced with such a situation, our responsibility is to examine the functioning of our administration. The General Secretariat is the operational heart of our Federation. It ensures coordination, prepares missions, oversees their proper execution, and guarantees smooth administrative operation. Therefore, it is only right that its actions be subject to rigorous evaluation. In any modern institution, responsibilities come with an obligation to be accountable.
Our thinking must not be guided by personal considerations but by the best interests of Senegalese football. When the same difficulties recur, when criticism of administrative practices becomes frequent, and when trust erodes, it is legitimate to question the need for a fresh approach to administrative governance.
Replacing a manager is never an end in itself. But when a way of operating reaches its limits, change can become an act of responsibility. Our ambition must be to build a more efficient, more transparent, more collaborative administration, better serving the clubs, the players, and the national team.
Senegalese football deserves exemplary governance. Our players deserve an impeccable environment. Our supporters deserve an institution that learns from its failures. If we want to return to the path of excellence, we must have the courage to review our organization, strengthen accountability mechanisms, and, Mr. President, today more than ever, the dismissal of the Secretary General, Mr. Abdoulaye Sow, has become more than a social demand. It is a necessity.
The real issue is not the fate of one man. The real issue is the future of Senegalese football. It is this future that we have a duty to protect.
Bacary CISSÉ
Member of the FSF Executive Committee
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