Senegal football federation denounces verdict in Morocco against fans

Eighteen Senegal fans were detained following the AFCON final in Morocco on January 18 and were sentenced on Thursday.

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The Senegalese Football Federation denounced the sentencing of 18 Senegalese football fans in Morocco on charges of hooliganism in last month’s Africa Cup of Nations final as “incomprehensibly harsh” on Friday.

The group, sentenced Thursday to prison terms ranging from three to 12 months, had been in pre-trial detention since January 18, the day of the heated AFCON final in which Morocco lost to Senegal 1-0 on home turf.

Senegal football federation denounces verdict in Morocco against fans

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