Claim: Senegal’s President and CAF promise 10GB of free internet data to African countries
Source: GhanaFact Whatsapp chatbot
Verdict: Hoax
Researched by Gifty Danso
The GhanaFact WhatsApp chatbot on January 20, 2026 received a claim from a user asking about a purported promise by the Senegal President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to distribute 10GB of free internet data to African countries.
The claim read as follows:
“The Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye in collaboration with CAF Promised to Provide 10GB Free Internet Data to all African countries in Celebration of Senegal National Football Team For Winning AFCON 2025* *Congrats to the Senegalese The Lions of Teranga National Team For Winning the Africa Cup of Nations 2025* *Get 10GB Any Network of your choice*.” A website https://gbamz.com/10gb was attached to the message.
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The claim was submitted two days after Senegal’s 1 – 0 win against Morocco during the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. GhanaFact has previously debunked some misinformation from the tournament (find here).
This fact-check will verify details of the message about free internet data.
Fact-check
An analysis of the website that comes with the message revealed a loading web page that asks users to submit their mobile numbers to be eligible for the internet package.
The link subsequently opens to a webpage that shows a photo of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and an enquiry box asking users to enter their country of origin. Commenters on the page claimed they had received the internet package.
FactSpace West Africa run the link through virustotal.com, a security website that assesses documents and links for potential threats. The platform flagged the webpage for potential malicious or phishing activity.
We also used the WHOIS platform to seek to identify the persons behind the phishing link and the message circulating on WhatsApp.
The tool indicated that the domain -gbamza.com- was registered at Kalkofnsvegur 2 in Reykjavik, Iceland, and was created on January 10, 2026. It is due to expire on January 10, 2027.
WHOIS also revealed that most information about the registrar was redacted while using the services of withheldforprivacy.com, which conceals registrant information when purchasing and registering domain names on behalf of clients.
Further checks from credible media outlets in Senegal and from the official communication channels of the Senegalese presidency and CAF did not indicate any promise of free internet data for African countries.
Verdict
The claim is a HOAX and the offer is a SCAM!
