Heartbreak As Super Eagles Player Sentenced to Prison in Denmark for Allegedly Assaulting 3 Women

• Nigerian footballer, Akinkunmi Amoo has been sentenced to one year in jail
• The Super Eagles player was accused of assaulting three women in Denmark
• The 21-year-old Copenhagen star is yet to make any official statement on this latest development

Super Eagles player, Akinkunmi Amoo has been sentenced to a one-year prison term for allegedly assaulting three women in Denmark in an update that has caused confusion among football followers in Nigeria.

The trouble started in September 2022 when Amoo was arrested by police after being accused of assault. He spent almost a month in custody before he was released on bail.

Afterward, the former Golden Eaglets star was charged with three more charges. He was also accused of forcing himself on two women in his house.

According to reports on Punch and Pulse, the 2019 U-17 World Cup star was found guilty of all the charges and a dissenting magistrate sentenced him to one year of imprisonment.

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The 21-year-old forward is also said not to be permitted to enter Denmark for at least six years after he completes a one-year jail term.

Where does Amoo play?

Amoo joined FC Copenhagen in Denmark from Hammarby in Sweden for a transfer fee worth €4.30 million on January 31, 2022. Since then, he has played four games and netted one goal.

In another development, Nigerian journalist, Adepoju Tobi, claimed that he spoke with Amoo's elder brother who made it clear that their lawyer has appealed.

Akinkunmi Amoo nominated for award

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian youngster Akinkunmi Amoo was named in a 10-man shortlist for the CAF Young Footballer of the Year award.

The Super Eagles midfielder joined nine other nominees in the category of young players.

Other nominees include Ivory Coast’s Karim Konate, Jesus Owono of Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso’s Dango Ouattara, and James Gomez of the Gambia.

Kamaldeen Sulemana from Ghana, Ilaix Moriba of Guinea, Mali’s El Bilal Toure, Pape Matar Sarr of Senegal, and Tunisia’s Hannibal Mejbri are all nominated for the award as well.