Senegalese Football Fans Pardoned, Return Home After AFCON Final Incident
Senegalese football supporters, previously jailed for hooliganism after the Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco, have returned home following a royal pardon. They were sentenced for incidents during the match.
A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following their country's chaotic, violence-plagued Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January returned home on May 24 after being pardoned by the Moroccan king. In February, Moroccan courts had sentenced them for hooliganism following the controversial AFCON final which opposed Senegal to Morocco. FRANCE 24's Caitlin Kelly tells us more.