Africa-Press – Senegal. The Professional Football League, through its executive director, Amsata Fall, called on Wednesday the teams of Guédiawaye football club and AS Pikine, who are to face each other on Saturday at the stadium. President Abdoulaye Wade of Diamniadio as part of the suburban derby to transform « into a positive dynamic » the passion surrounding this Ligue 1 match.
« There can be no room for violence in this game. It’s true that a football match always creates passion. However, this passion must be channeled so that it is not negative. We must channel this passion so that it is positive, » he said.
He spoke at a press conference held in Guédiawaye in the presence of several officials and staff members of two teams.
He recalled that « Pikine and Guédiawaye are not different towns, they are just two towns split by the administration, but they are the same populations ».
Amasata Fall called on the two teams and their staff to favor fair play during this match, referring to the behavior observed between athletes in major competitions, in particular the World Cup, the African Cup of Nations, the League Champions in Europe
“GFC is 3rd and Pikine is 8th, which means that these two teams are in a positive dynamic and must keep this positive performance dynamic,” he said.
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