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Yoro Dia congratulates Sall and Faye on Dakar YOG

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Yoro Dia congratulated Macky Sall and Bassirou Diomaye Faye on organising the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. The former minister-adviser also praised Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye and the teams of the Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee, according to Seneweb.

Yoro Dia, a former communications adviser to Macky Sall, congratulated the former Senegalese president and current head of state, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on the organisation of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), according to Seneweb. In a post on X, he described Macky Sall as the project’s initiator and Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its organiser.

The political analyst also gave special recognition to Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, president of the Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSS), and his teams for their work, Seneweb reports. He said that hosting the first YOG in Africa allowed Senegal to fulfil its role.

The comments came a day after the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games opened in Senegal, on 31 October. They also followed the handover of the flag to 136 Senegalese athletes by Bassirou Diomaye Faye on 26 October, as part of preparations for the delegation.

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