Senegal say Watford has refused to allow Ismaila Sarr to attend the Nations Cup

Senegal have accused Watford of refusing to release Ismaila Sarr for the African Cup of Nations final this month and will ask FIFA for intervention, the country’s football federation said on Sunday.

The federation said Watford had told him on Friday it would not release a high-level midfielder for the Cameroon tournament, which starts on Sunday and is one of Senegal’s favorites.

“The English club Watford have announced a decision to block Ismaila Sarr, based on false arguments, to sign the Senegalese national team’s desire to join the Senegalese national team,” said Victor Senegal, secretary general of the Football Federation. Seh Cisse.

“The FSF immediately responded to the player’s call and reaffirmed the club’s obligation to release the player before January 3,” he continued.

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He added that Senegal would take up the matter with FIFA “if Watford continues to deliberately refuse to release the player”.

“The FSF would like to express its deep condemnation of Watford’s harmful, harmful and discriminatory behavior in any way that would prevent a player from playing with his national team.

Africa, its football and its footballers deserve the same respect that other continents, confederations and players deserve. The FSF will take all necessary measures to ensure that the basic right of its players to play in their country is respected, “he added.

Watford did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Premier League fighter Emmanuel Dennis has refused to join Nigerian striker with his country, saying the Nigerian Football Federation has not called in time because he has missed the deadline to inform the club of his selection.

Nigeria did not oppose the claim and have since replaced Dennis in their squad.

Watford, who He lost at the break against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and approaching the relegation zone, he will lose three other players in the tournament – Nigerian William Troost Ekong and a Moroccan pair of Imran Louza and Adam Masina.