In NYC's Little Senegal, World Cup excitement meets exclusion and economic strain

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What happened? In NYC's Little Senegal, World Cup excitement meets exclusion and economic strain Why it matters? In NYC's Little Senegal, World Cup excitement meets exclusion and economic strain Submitted by Azad Essa on Mon, 06/15/2026 - 01:51 The Senegalese will take on France on Tuesday, but many locals will be excluded from the match taking place just 30 minutes away Saliou Gueye, a sports science student, outside the Senegalese Association of America (Azad Essa/MEE) Off In the barber shops and cafes of Little Senegal, the West African enclave stretching along 116th Street in New York City's Harlem, big screens glow with football matches, flags drape from walls, and nearly every conversation finds its way back to the upcoming clash between France and Senegal.