18 Senegalese supporters held after AFCON final start hunger strike
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 6/02/2026
Eighteen Senegalese football fans detained in Morocco over “hooliganism” during last month’s Africa Cup of Nations final have begun a hunger strike pending their trial, their lawyer told AFP on Friday.Lawyer Patrick Kabou said his clients told him they have been “waiting to learn the charges against them since January 18”, the day they were arrested after a heated AFCON final in which Senegal beat Morocco in Rabat.Kabou said the group complained that police officers had questioned them in French and Arabic, whereas they “only speak Wolof”, their native language.Minutes before the end of (…)
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