The Moroccan General Directorate of National Security has denied any deaths resulting from a criminal attack on a security officer during the African Nations Cup final. Online reports had claimed a death of a security officer at Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium in Rabat. The Directorate stated in a bulletin that «national security services have not recorded any death of a private security element, nor among those in charge of collecting balls, nor have any inspection procedures been initiated for a body of a person who died due to events related to sporting riots. These data were confirmed after reviewing various health institutions». It concluded: «While the national security services refute these false and misleading news and have been instructed to open judicial investigations to uncover those involved in their dissemination and dissemination, in order to determine responsibilities and arrange legal sanctions». Morocco, the host nation, lost 0-1 to Senegal in a tense match that went into extra time last Sunday. The match saw an incomplete attempt by Senegalese players to leave the field, as well as clashes between groups of 'Teranga Lions' fans and the security of the Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium.
