Morocco frees Senegal football fans after sentences served

Senegal football supporters walk with their personal belongings after being released from Al Arjat 2 prison in Sale on April 18, 2026. ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT / AFP

Morocco on Saturday, April 18, released three Senegalese fans from jail after they completed a three-month prison sentence for participating in the violence that broke out during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist saw.

The trio left Al Arjat 2 prison, northeast of Rabat, in a police vehicle to go to a police station before being released. Upon leaving the police station, the three smiling Senegalese fans were greeted by members of the Senegalese embassy. One said to AFP, "dima Maroc, dima Maghrib" ("long live Morocco").

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