AFCON 2025: Senegal Prime Minister To Visit Morocco Over Detention Of Football Fans
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko will travel to Morocco on Monday after Senegalese football fans were detained following incidents at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, DW Africa reports. Morocco is holding 18 Senegalese fans on hooliganism charges after Senegal’s 1–0 victory in the final in Rabat on January 18. Their court case has been postponed to January 29. Sonko’s visit is part of planned talks between the two countries and will also include a Moroccan-Senegalese economic forum. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has expressed regret over the incidents, while Sonko has urged calm. The Teranga Lions of Senegal stunned Morocco in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final as Pape Gueye’s goal gave them a 1-0 extra-time win over the hosts at the end of a match marred by disgraceful scenes following a controversial penalty award. Congolese centre referee Jean-Jacques Ndala gave the penalty right at the end of the allotted eight added minutes following a VAR check for a challenge on ...