The famous former Ivory Coast national football player, winner of the Africa Cup of Nations, Abdoulaye Traore, 59, has been sentenced to three years in prison for rape, reports Lequipe, citing an Ivorian women's rights organization. Earlier, MMA legend Conor McGregor was found guilty of rape.
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According to the case file, the former forward nicknamed Ben Badi was found guilty of committing non-consensual sexual acts in March 2021 with a student who was 19 years old at the time. Traore was also deprived of his civil rights for 10 years, banned from visiting the city of Bouake, where the crime occurred, for 5 years, and ordered to pay the victim $26,800 in compensation.
We should add that Abdoulaye Traore was a landmark figure in football on the Black Continent. The five-time champion and two-time winner of the Ivory Coast Cup played 90 matches for the national team, scoring 49 goals and winning a full set of African Cup of Nations medals (gold in 1992, silver in 1994 and bronze in 1986). In Europe, the goal-scoring striker managed to play, in particular, for Portuguese Braga and French Metz.
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Ironically, in November last year, Traore became an honorary doctor of two universities at once, in particular, for… the promotion and support of youth.
Honorary Doctor Abdoulaye Traore (second from left)
Previously, “FACTS” reported that the famous football player faces up to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
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