CAN 2025: Sentences Confirmed for Senegalese Supporters in Morocco

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: April 14, 2026Country: Morocco

Crime & Law

CAN 2025: Sentences Confirmed for Senegalese Supporters in Morocco

The Rabat Court of Appeal upheld the sentences of 18 Senegalese supporters for hooliganism during the CAN 2025 final. Nine of them received one-year prison sentences, while six others were sentenced to six months. The defendants denied their involvement in the violence, claiming that the actual perpetrators were in Senegal.

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