France, Feb. 20 -- Nine were sentenced to one year in prison and fined 5,000 dirhams (around €464), six received six months and a fine of 2,000 dirhams (€185), and three got three months with a fine of 1,000 dirhams (€93).

The group had been held in pre-trial detention since their arrests on 18 January at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah during the showdown between Morocco and Senegal.

The finaldescended into chaos after refereeJean-Jacques Ngambo disallowedIsmaila Sarr's goal for Senegal in second-half stoppage time over a foul in the build-up, without referring to the video assistant referees.

He then awarded the home team a controversial penalty afterSenegal's Malick Diouf collided with Morocco striker Brahim Diaz....