{"id":36674,"date":"2026-06-10T09:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36674"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:29:58","slug":"senegals-federation-explains-viral-airport-security-footage-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/senegals-federation-explains-viral-airport-security-footage-ahead-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal&#8217;s federation explains viral airport security footage ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uSg02\">\n<div class=\"DgV2h lAKmW\">\n<div class=\"x9jfA\">\n<div class=\"body-100\">\n<div class=\"ze1hM d9vCk\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"DrnCK\">\n<div class=\"HwXOf\">\n<div class=\"kcAOr t9ThB\" data-testid=\"RecipientWell\">\n<div data-tabster=\"{&quot;mover&quot;:{&quot;cyclic&quot;:false,&quot;direction&quot;:2,&quot;memorizeCurrent&quot;:false}}\">\n<div id=\"MSG_wAEdLg\/6wAA_TO\" class=\"___sj378o0 fly5x3f f1l02sjl f113hnb5\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n<div id=\"0\" class=\"EditorClass ___18acxwi ftgm304 fr7e4de f1ids18y f1ohdurq f1fa7rqs f10pi13n f1a3p1vp fkhj508 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv fly5x3f f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f f19f4twv f1tyq0we fz5stix g7toD\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-readonly=\"true\" aria-label=\"To: Bomkazi Malobola\">\u200bSenegal&#8217;s football federation (FSF) moved on Tuesday to explain social media footage showing their World Cup squad undergoing security \u200bchecks on an airport tarmac, after the images prompted \u200caccusations of discriminatory treatment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"mailMessageBodyContainer\">\n<div class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 customScrollBar GNqVo allowTextSelection\">\n<div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_1\" class=\"OuGoX BIZfh\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Message body\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"false\" data-fui-focus-visible=\"\">\n<div class=\"rps_b3ac\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Videos circulated online showed Senegal players being screened by airport security before travelling from Raleigh, North Carolina to San \u200bAntonio, Texas for a warm-up friendly against Saudi Arabia \u200bahead of the tournament.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In response to outrage over \u2060the players&#8217; treatment, the FSF stressed that all checks were \u200bcarried out in compliance with &#8220;applicable airport security regulations&#8221; and were \u200bpart of an arrangement to expedite travel.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;As part of the logistical arrangements for the trip, the bus transporting the national team left the \u200bhotel in Raleigh to go directly to the airport \u200btarmac,&#8221; the federation said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;This procedure allowed the players and \u200cstaff \u2060members to complete all security and police checks directly at the foot of the aircraft, without having to pass through the usual airport terminal areas and boarding lounges.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;This arrangement was \u200bprimarily intended to \u200boptimise the \u2060delegation\u2019s travel time and to facilitate boarding onto the private flight bound for San Antonio.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A \u200b10 man Senegal were held to a goalless draw by \u200bSaudi \u2060Arabia in the friendly on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Senegal open their World Cup campaign against France on June 16 in New Jersey.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They also \u2060take \u200bon Norway at the same venue \u200bon June 22 and Iraq in Toronto on June 26 in Group I \u200bmatches.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;Reuters&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30241,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,20],"class_list":["post-36674","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"\u200bSenegal's football federation","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36675,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36674\/revisions\/36675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=36674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}