Coulibaly criticizes Trump’s decisions. Why can’t Africans bring their fans to the World Cup?

Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly has criticized the restrictions placed on some fans traveling to the United States during the 2026 World Cup, calling them discrimination against African countries.

Former “Chelsea” defender and current Saudi “Al Hilal” club Coulibaly said in an exclusive statement of the newspaper. “Athletic” After the defeat of Senegal from France (3-1), in the opening match of both teams. “The (Senegalese) federation did everything so that we could take our parents or close family members with us, but it is true that some fans could not go to America.”

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Coulibaly added: “I think every team can have their fans, so I don’t see why Africans can’t have their fans.”

“I don’t want to talk about politics or anything like that. I just want to talk about football and enjoy football and I think football is for everyone… I just want to say this and I hope the situation will improve, but the most important thing for me is that we have to play for our people.”

This statement comes in the context of the decision of the administration of US President Donald Trump, which imposes partial restrictions on the travel of citizens of Senegal (and Ivory Coast, Iran and Haiti) to the US, including the category of tourist visas required to participate in the World Cup games, except only for players, technical staff and their immediate relatives.

However, the Senegalese national team received support from members of the Senegalese community in the United States, especially in New York.