Senegal midfielder, Idrissa Gueye
Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye has praised Morocco for the organisation of the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, urging future host nations to replicate the high standards set by the North African country.
The experienced Everton midfielder shared his thoughts after the Teranga Lions were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo in their second Group D encounter on Saturday, December 27, 2025, highlighting the quality of facilities and overall tournament setup.
“The other countries that will host the Africa Cup of Nations should do the same as we see in Morocco,” Gueye said.
He further commended the infrastructure and playing conditions provided across the venues, stressing their positive impact on the quality of football on display.
“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.”
Gueye was also asked whether AFCON 2025 could be considered the toughest edition in the competition’s history.
“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.
Senegal will conclude their group-stage campaign against Benin on Tuesday, December 30, as they push for qualification to the knockout rounds.
