24.01.2026 17:00
Galatasaray's Senegalese star Ismail Jakobs claimed there was a suspicion of poisoning before the Africa Cup of Nations final. Jakobs stated that three of his teammates also fainted, saying, "All three of my friends could never keep their tongues inside. And they just collapsed. They were sweating. Kreppin Diatta couldn't hold his head up before the match. He had partially vomited."
In the Africa Cup of Nations final, where Senegal became the champion by defeating Morocco 1-0, Ismail Jakobs, a Galatasaray football player who is a citizen of both Senegal and Germany, claimed that his teammates were poisoned before the match. Speaking live to the German press outlet Tageszeitung, Jakobs made statements that would spark much discussion.
"THREE OF OUR PLAYERS WERE POISONED"
Ismail Jakobs, who claimed that three of his teammates fainted due to poisoning, said, "My personal guess is that three of our players were poisoned and that this was not a normal food poisoning, meaning it wasn't something like vomiting. These three players really fainted."
"IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A COINCIDENCE"
Jakobs, who first mentioned that Krepin Diatta fainted in the locker room, stated, "This was very, very frightening. Ousseynou Niang collapsed during warm-up, and Pape Matar Sarr fell to the ground during halftime. I don't want to blame anyone, but this was definitely not a coincidence."
"THEY COULDN'T PUT THEIR TONGUES INSIDE"
Continuing his remarks, the star player said, "All three of my friends could never put their tongues inside. And they just collapsed. They were sweating. Krepin Diatta couldn't hold his head up before the match. He had partially vomited."