Thiès: Two dead and 26 injured in accident after ASC Ngolfaning victory

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 25, 2026Country: Senegal

Society & Lifestyle

A bus carrying supporters of ASC Ngolfaning overturned on the evening of Saturday, October 24, in Kissane, in the Thiès department, after the club defeated ASC Birbirane in the Zone 11D Notto-Diobass final. The crash killed two people, 16-year-old Issa Ciss and 18-year-old Rokhaya Faye, and injured 26 others, some of whom suffered fractures. Gendarmes and firefighters responded to rescue the victims and arrange their care. The team’s victory celebrations turned into mourning for the Ngolfaning community.

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