Senegal football fans home after royal pardon
A group of Senegalese football fans returned home after being pardoned by Morocco's king. The pardon was granted on humanitarian grounds during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye welcomed the fans and thanked Moroccan authorities for their release.
- ▪The Senegalese fans were jailed following the Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January.
- ▪King Mohammed VI granted the pardon on humanitarian grounds.
- ▪Senegalese President Faye welcomed the fans back at the airport and thanked Moroccan authorities.
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