Di group of Senegalese football supporters wey dem bin jail for Morocco don finally return home. Dem bin dey jailed after di chaos wey happen during di Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco for January. Di Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, grant dem pardon on humanitarian grounds for di occasion of Eid al-Adha.
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye welcome di jubilant fans for di airport outside Dakar on Sunday. He wear tracksuit and tell journalists say dem dey happy to have dem back on Senegalese soil. He thank Moroccan authorities for di pardon, but still hail di national team as two-time African champions, even though di final still dey under dispute for di Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Di final wey happen for Rabat on January 18 bin end with Senegal winning, but later dem award di match to Morocco on appeal. Di match bin dey tied 0-0 when Senegal fans try to storm di pitch after a penalty wey dem give Morocco for stoppage time. Senegal bin score winner for 94th minute after Morocco miss di penalty. For February, Moroccan courts sentence 18 Senegalese fans to prison terms from three months to one year for hooliganism. Three bin release for mid-April after finishing dia three-month sentence. Di royal pardon apply to di remaining 15 fans.
Di episode don strain relations between Senegal and Morocco, but di Moroccan royal court mention di age-old fraternal ties between di two countries. Di king grant pardon on humanitarian grounds. CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe express deep gratitude to King Mohammed VI for di pardon, saying e show di power of football to unite people.
