Senegal coach calls on NYC diaspora to show out
Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has called on the country's diaspora community in New York and beyond to put their full backing behind the team when they face France in their FIFA World Cup opener on Tuesday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has called on the country's diaspora community in New York and beyond to put their full backing behind the team when they face France in their FIFA World Cup opener on Tuesday.
Thiaw asked the fans in the U.S. to make up for the home-based supporters who were unable to travel to watch the team.
Senegal will be without their traditional fans at this World Cup due to visa restrictions imposed on the country by the US government, with the West African nation one of several countries from the continent whose fans must pay higher fees to enter the…
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