Senegal’s football success didn’t start at AFCON 2025. It started years earlier with structure, patience, and alignment. This is how they built a system that keeps producing winners while others keep restarting.
AFCON 2025 gave us a champion — but who really won? Behind the stadium lights and trophies, CAF strengthened control, host nations leveraged soft power, and players’ futures were quietly negotiated. Some teams left empty-handed yet gained clarity; others won medals but exposed weak systems. This fearless analysis reveals the silent winners, hidden losers, and the shifting power dynamics African football must face before AFCON 2027.
