Algeria Legend and 1990 AFCON Winner Sentenced to Jail for Corruption

• 1990 Africa Cup of Nations Winner Rabah Madjer has sentenced to 18 months in jail for corrupt and fraudulent activities
• The Algeria legend was found guilty by an Algiers court on Thursday afternoon and was also handed hefty fines
• Rabah Madjer was the African Player of the Year in 1987 and has also coached the Algerian national football team

African football legend and former Algeria international Rabah Madjer has been sentenced to jail for corrupt and fraudulent activities.

The 1990 Africa Cup of Nations winner has been found guilty of corruption by an Algerian court and will serve 18 months in prison.

According to Pulse, the ex-footballer was involved in fraudulent practices with a business partner, using a newspaper they owned as a cover up.

The court also fined the 1987 African footballer of the year an amount of 100,000 Algerian Dinar along with 4 million dinar compensation being requested by ANEP.

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The National Publishing and Advertising Agency (ANEP) initiated a civil action against the former player for using his defunct newspaper Al Balagh to cash in on advertisement.

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