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Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans for 'humanitarian reasons'

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Senegalese supporters who were granted a royal pardon in Morocco arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass, Senegal on May 24, 2026, after being held in Morocco since the Africa Cup of Nations final. [AFP]

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned the Senegalese football supporters jailed after violence at the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat for "humanitarian reasons", a royal court statement said on Saturday.

It said that in view "of the age-old fraternal ties" between the two countries "and on the occasion of the advent of Eid al-Adha", the king has "granted, on humanitarian grounds, his royal pardon to the Senegalese supporters".

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