Senegalese AFCON supporters return home after royal pardon
26 May 2026, 16:08 GMT
By FRANCE24
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/senegalese-afcon-supporters-return-home-after-royal-pardon
A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following their country's chaotic, violence-plagued Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January returned home on May 24 after being pardoned by the Moroccan king. In February, Moroccan courts had sentenced them for hooliganism following the controversial AFCON final which opposed Senegal to Morocco. FRANCE 24's Caitlin Kelly tells us more.