"On arrival in Rabat they were surrounded by fans and locals demanding selfies and videos released on social media show them being jostled as they made their way through the station to the team bus. The FSF statement spoke of a clear lack of adequate security measures that exposed the players and technical staff to overcrowding and risks incompatible with the standards of a competition of this magnitude and the prestige of a continental final."
"We have to say what happened is abnormal, abnormal for a team like Senegal to be left with the crowd like that, the Senegal manager, Pape Thiaw, said on Saturday. The players were in danger. Anything could have happened through the actions of malicious people. On reaching their hotel, the Senegal delegation was unsatisfied and filed a formal complaint to secure better facilities."
Senegal's football federation accused Morocco's local organising committee of undermining final preparations by providing inadequate security on arrival, substandard accommodation, confusion over training access, and too few tickets for fans. The squad travelled from Tangier to Rabat by Al-Boraq high-speed train and were surrounded and jostled by fans and locals at the station. The FSF described the security failures as exposing players and staff to overcrowding and risk. The delegation filed a formal complaint after being unsatisfied with hotel facilities and refused to train at the Mohammed VI complex, citing sporting fairness concerns.
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