Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has made a striking claim about his team’s preparations for the match against Morocco, saying that three Senegal players suffered food poisoning before the game.
Speaking about what happened, Koulibaly revealed that the incident affected the squad on the eve of the fixture, explaining that three players were hit by poisoning symptoms ahead of the meeting with Morocco.
The defender’s comments shed new light on the circumstances around the match, with Koulibaly presenting the issue as a major problem that the team had to deal with in the build-up.
Koulibaly did not name the players in his statement, but he stressed that the situation was real and that it came at a sensitive time before facing a strong Morocco side.
