Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans from AFCON final
Morocco jailed 18 Senegal fans following fan disturbances at the Africa Cup of Nations final in January.

Morocco jailed 18 Senegal fans following fan disturbances at the Africa Cup of Nations final in January.









Senegal parade AFCON trophy at Stade de France ahead of friendly against Peru, despite being stripped of the title.
Morocco believe their successful appeal against their 1-0 defeat by Senegal means the case of the AFCON crown is closed.
Issa Diop makes Morocco debut only hours after receiving clearance and turning down Senegal advances.
Senegal’s lawyers say CAF’s decision to hand Morocco the AFCON title ‘openly violates the laws of the game’.
Senegal hope to overturn CAF’s decision to crown Morocco champions after a walkout by Senegalese players in the final.
Senegal were stripped of the AFCON crown with Morocco awarded the title, a move that divides two closely knit nations.
Senegal football calls in lawyers as CAS awaits, while CAF president defends decision to hand AFCON title to Morocco.
The football federation of Morocco welcomes the CAF Appeal Board decision to award it the 2025 AFCON title.
Senegal were stripped of AFCON title after an appeals board review by CAF into a mid-final protest by team’s players.
After Morocco were awarded 2025 AFCON title, Senegal will appeal CAF’s decision – but how did we get here and what next?