Moroccan justice has upheld the convictions of 18 Senegalese supporters involved in incidents during the 2025 AFCON final.
The Rabat Court of Appeal upheld the sentences handed down in the first instance on Monday evening, without modification.
The supporters, detained since the final, were being prosecuted for "hooliganism", an accusation that included acts of violence, particularly against law enforcement, damage to sports equipment, pitch invasion and throwing projectiles.
The sentences remain unchanged.
Among those tried, nine supporters were sentenced to one year in prison, while six others received six-month sentences.
The last three, sentenced to shorter terms, should be released soon after serving their sentences.
The appeal trial lasted several hours, with lively debates between the different parties.
The defense lawyers raised procedural irregularities and requested further investigations.
For their part, the accused were questioned individually. All denied their involvement in the violence.
A defense lawyer believes that the perpetrators of the violence are in Senegal.
"There have been mistakes, the people involved in what happened are in Senegal and are not present here," Patrick Kabou, one of the defense lawyers, told AFP.
After deliberation, the court chose to uphold the decisions made in the first instance.
This case follows incidents that occurred during the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Morocco, which led to the arrest of several supporters.
