Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye has heaped praise on Morocco for the organisation of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, calling on future host countries to emulate the standards set by the North African nation.
Speaking after Senegal’s 1-1 draw with DR Congo in their second group match on Saturday, the experienced midfielder highlighted the overall quality of the tournament’s setup.
“The other countries that will host the Africa Cup of Nations should do the same as we see in Morocco,” Gueye said.
He added, “We must congratulate Morocco on this organization. The facilities are very good, and the grass of the stadiums is absolutely wonderful, and this allows us to play beautiful football, and automatically these things raise the level of the tournament. This is what we will expect from the other countries that will organise the Africa Cup in the future.”
The Everton player was also asked whether the current edition of the competition is the toughest AFCON yet. In response, he suggested it was still too early to make such a judgment, pointing to Senegal’s mixed results so far.
“So far we have won one match and got one point against Congo, and we will see the result we achieve in the third match, and then history will tell us if this is the toughest edition of the Africa Cup of Nations,” he explained.
Next up for Senegal at AFCON 2025, the Teranga Lions will face off with Benin on Tuesday, December 30.
