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  • Affairs
  • 27 May 2026
  • 7 min

Explainer 519: Why Morocco and Senegal’s football rivalry is the one to watch this World Cup

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 7 min

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned 15 Senegalese football fans ahead of the World Cup. But what happened at the Africa Cup of Nations final to trigger their arrest? 

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  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Lily Austin

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