19 soccer fans sentenced to jail in Morocco over Africa Cup hooliganism

A Moroccan court has sentenced 19 soccer fans to up to a year in prison on charges of hooliganism stemming from a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final that saw supporters try to storm the field. After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, the presiding judge ruled that the fans — 18 Senegalese and a French national — were guilty of more than half a dozen charges, including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a sporting event. Lawyer Naima El Guellaf tells The Associated Press that 11 people were sentenced to one year in prison and handed a $550 fine. Four people were sentenced to six months and given a $218 fine. Four people were sentenced to three months and a $130 fine,