What AFCON fan incidents reveal about Morocco’s stadium security approach

The Africa Cup of Nations final was a tense one, posing security challenges for the host country, as protests by Senegalese supporters against a late penalty awarded to Morocco escalated into a violent attempt to storm the pitch. Although longer and more serious, this incident was not the first of its kind during the tournament, but the second. Earlier, during the Algeria–Nigeria quarterfinal match in Marrakech, Algerian fans also tried to force their way onto the field after their team