Summary
Senegal's Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, criticized Morocco for jailing 18 Senegalese football fans after the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat. The fans were arrested for attempting to enter the field during a match disruption and received sentences from three months to one year. Senegal plans to seek a royal pardon for them from Morocco's King Mohammed VI.
Key Facts
- The incident happened during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat, Morocco.
- 18 Senegalese fans were arrested for trying to enter the field during the match.
- The fans received prison sentences between three months and one year, plus fines.
- Senegal's Prime Minister Sonko criticized the decision as going beyond sports.
- Senegal hopes to ask Morocco's King for a royal pardon for the fans.
- The Senegal Football Association called the sentences "harsh" and "disproportionate."
- Some fans went on hunger strike in protest against their detention.
- Senegal won the match 1-0 after it resumed following the protest.
