Africa-Press – Senegal. The Senegal Cup final between ASC les Jaraaf and Stade de Mbour, initially scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed to Sunday to comply with the agenda of the President of the Republic which should attend the meeting, explained the president of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), Augustin Senghor.
The postponement of the final from Saturday to Sunday will coincide with the second leg of the first preliminary round of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League between Generation Foot and Hafia FC of Guinea, scheduled at the Lat Dior stadium at 7 p.m. in Thies. The two teams had drawn 0-0 in the first leg in Conakry.
« These are circumstances beyond our control and we have to adapt. If we have the possibility of having the head of state in this final, we cannot refute it. The Senegal Cup being endowed with the trophy of the Head of State, we fall under the prism of the agenda of the President of the Republic. We tried to find a solution without success,” he explained. According to him, this situation “was not desirable”.
« We are in a particular context. There were a lot of competitions that couldn’t be finished. This is why there have been overlaps between several competitions. The fact that it falls on the same day can be embarrassing, » said the president of the FSF.
‘’Nous ne détenons pas toutes les cartes en main, Hafia FC avait son mot à dire. Il a refusé de changer la date. Nous voulions avancer le match. Il n’y a aucun problème avec Génération Foot et notre vœu le plus cher est que Génération Foot et Casa Sports se qualifient’’, a dit M. Senghor.
»Certains membres du Comité exécutif de la FSF seront présents à Thiès pour montrer que nous sommes avec elle. C’est une équipe, un fleuron du football sénégalais. Génération Foot représente une identité, un pan de notre football », a-t-il indiqué.
Pour plus d’informations et d’analyses sur la Senegal, suivez Africa-Press
