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AFCON 2025: Three Senegalese Football Fans Released From Jail in Morocco
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The first three Senegalese supporters locked up in Morocco since the violence on the margins of the CAN 2025 final were released after purging their three months in prison. 15 more are still imprisoned and a request for royal pardon was filed by their lawyer.
On Saturday, three Senegalese supporters were released from a prison in Morocco after serving a sentence of three months after the incidents that took place on the evening of the CAN final.
Having served a three-month prison sentence on Moroccan territory, three Senegalese fans and one Franco-Argelin citizen were released, and the supporters were arrested as a result of the serious altercations recorded during the final of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) held in Rabat. Yabiladi.com has made it known in a recent publication. According to the digital media, the three Senegalese citizens left Al Arjat 2 prison, located north-east of …
Morocco releases three of 18 Senegal fans jailed over AFCON final violence
By Kwame Bediako Morocco has released three Senegalese fans who served three‑month prison sentences for their involvement in the violence that erupted during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat. The trio walked out of Al Arjat 2 prison, northeast of Rabat, in a police vehicle on Saturday, April 18, 2026, were taken to a nearby police station, and then formally released. Emotional release and diplomatic support After leaving the station, the…
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