Senegal’s World Cup qualifier clouded by Thiaw’s salary, contract bombshells
Pape Thiaw admits unpaid wages and his own job uncertainty just days before facing Erling Haaland’s Norway in a 2026 qualifier that could decide Africa’s fate.
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has lit the fuse on a ‘volcano’ of internal problems, openly airing unpaid player salaries and his own contract limbo just days before a must-win 2026 World Cup qualifier against Norway. Thiaw’s blunt remarks, delivered in Dakar on Monday, laid bare financial shortfalls that have left players waiting for wages and bonuses tied to previous campaigns. The Senegalese Federation (FSF) acknowledged delays but blamed cash-flow constraints tied to broadcast and sponsorship revenue cycles.
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