After being detained there during the Africa Cup of Nations football final, Senegal’s prime minister Ousmane Sonko will make an official visit to Morocco on Monday, according to officials.
READ MORE: Morocco Report Senegal To CAF, FIFA Over AFCON Final Protests
Eighteen Senegalese supporters are still in pre-trial detention in Morocco, where they face hooliganism charges. Senegal lost to Morocco 1-0 after the match on January 18; they were taken into custody after the trial.
Their trial was adjourned until January 29 because it took place on Thursday in a Rabat court.
The two nations, however, have friendly relations in areas like tourism, energy, infrastructure, and transportation, and they both practice moderate religion.
According to a source at the Senegalese foreign ministry, Sonko’s trip is being carried out as part of a joint commission between the two states, which is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
According to the Moroccan news agency MAP, an African-Senegalese economic forum is being held for the occasion.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco regretted the events, and Sonko called for a calmening of the conflict.
Rival supporters have continued to exchange barbs on social media.
Triumph in the midst of controversy
At the conclusion of a match marred by scandalous scenes following a controversial penalty award, Senegal triumphed 1-0 over Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday.
Following a VAR check for a challenge on Diaz by Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf in the box, Congolese match referee Jean-Jacques Ndala awarded the penalty just before the eighteenth minute was up.
Diaz, the rest of the Moroccan team, and their bench vehemently opposed the referee’s request to review the images, but Senegal and their supporters reacted furiously when they finally decided to give the spot-kick.
Some Senegal supporters in the small group of away fans at the opposite end of the stadium threw chairs and other objects and attempted to enter the field of play as the majority of their players attempted to leave the field of play.
When the penalty was saved, they were eventually ensnared by a sizable barrage of police and stewards, turning their anger into joy and disbelief.
The Senegalese team’s first reaction was when the referee decided to forbid a foul, but they were angered when Abdoulaye Seck headed off the post at a corner and Ismaila Sarr nodded in the rebound.
However, a galvanized Senegal would almost certainly come out on top in the fourth minute of extra time, stunning the 66, 526 home fans at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
Idrissa Gana Gueye, who had previously released his name, was found in the middle of Sadio Mane’s possession of midfield.
Source: Channels TV
Leave a Reply