The Senegalese women’s basketball team has deleted plans to train in the US for the upcoming AfrobaSket tournament in Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials denied their visas, Senegal Prime Minister said.

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said in a statement in French On Facebook Thursday that the team would practice in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, “in a sovereign and conducive environment.”

The West African Nation Federation said in a statement that the visa applications of five players and seven officials were not approved.

“Notified of the refusal of issuing visas to several members of the Senegal Women’s National Basketball Team, I instructed the Ministry of Sport to simply cancel the 10-day preparation training that was initially planned in the United States,” Sonko said in his statement.

The Visa denials come amid a pressure from the Trump administration to have countries approved, or they must ban a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. Senegal was not on that list of countries, and it was not immediately clear why the visas were denied.

The travel ban contains exemptions for the World Cup, the Olympics and any ‘other major sporting event’, although it is unclear what is considered a big event.

The team is coached by Otis Hughley Jr., which previously led the Nigerian women’s basketball team. He was the men’s coach at Alabama A&M before resigning in March.

Senegal, who will be practicing in the US from June 22 to July 3, has finished first or second in four of the past five AfrobaSket Championships and has won a total of 11 titles. The tournament determines the champion of Africa, which earns access to the Fiba World Championships next year in Germany.