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Morocco Sentences 18 Senegal Fans Over Africa Cup Final Disorder

The case turned on stadium video plus injury certificates, drawing a denunciation from Senegal’s federation as disproportionate.

Overview

  • A Rabat court handed prison terms ranging from three months to one year to 18 Senegalese supporters detained after the mid‑January final.
  • Prosecutors had requested up to two years for each defendant under Morocco’s hooliganism statute covering violence, stadium damage, a pitch invasion and thrown objects.
  • Nine defendants received one year and a 5,000‑dirham fine, six got six months and a 2,000‑dirham fine, and three were given three months and a 1,000‑dirham fine.
  • A French spectator tried alongside them for throwing a water bottle was sentenced to three months and fined 1,000 dirhams.
  • The prosecution cited stadium camera footage and medical certificates for injured police and stewards, with damage estimated above €370,000, while the accused denied wrongdoing and Senegal’s federation called the ruling disproportionate.