[Saba Sports News] In the Africa Cup final, Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 to claim the championship. Notably, three Senegalese players were rushed to the hospital during the match due to sudden health issues: Ousseynou Niang, Krépin Diatta, and Spurs midfielder Ismaïla Sarr. Recently, Senegal defender Ismail Jakobs expressed in an interview that he suspects the three players were poisoned.
Jakobs told the media, “I personally suspect that our three players were poisoned, and it wasn’t just ordinary food poisoning that caused them to vomit; these players literally collapsed. The situation was extremely frightening. Diatta was the first to fall in the locker room, then Ousseynou Niang collapsed during warm-up. Finally, Sarr also had a problem at halftime. I don’t want to blame anyone, but this is definitely not a coincidence. All three of them couldn’t keep their tongues in their mouths and then collapsed. Diatta couldn’t even lift his head and started vomiting.” Additionally, Jakobs confirmed that after the team’s dissatisfaction with the referee’s decisions and their decision to boycott the match, it was Sadio Mané who persuaded the team to return to the field.