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Morocco has released and repatriated dozens of Senegalese football fans after King Mohammed VI granted them a royal pardon for hooliganism convictions linked to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final in Casablanca. Rabat says the pardon was granted for humanitarian reasons, easing a point of friction with Dakar and allowing the supporters to return home without serving full sentences. The case had drawn attention in Senegal, where families and football authorities had pressed for leniency from Moroccan authorities.