French club Angers announced via its official website The contract of his Algerian player, Elias Shetty, was terminated due to his conviction to a four-month prison sentence two months ago, suspended for sexual assault.
And the club, which was relegated to the second division, published in a press statement that it had taken this decision “taking into account the alleged facts recognized by the player.”
The 28-year-old was given a suspended four-month prison sentence last April.
The Angers administration was informed of a complaint from a girl who claimed that Shetty touched her during an evening in a nightclub on the fourth of last December, during the international break due to the Qatar World Cup.
The player, Elias Shetty, confessed to the charges against him when he was detained by the police.
Shetty was the reason for the departure of his former Moroccan coach, Abdelaziz Bouhazama, after he defended him during the press conference.
“This is not bad, we have all touched girls,” former coach Bouhazma said, before he was forced to resign after his controversial words appeared in the media.
The Arab Cup champion was satisfied with the Algerian national team, with a small participation with his club Angers, where he entered as a substitute in only six matches for less than four hours on the field.
A source close to the club said at the time that the player linked to Angers until 2026 “was punished by stopping him from playing for two weeks,” adding that his status in Angers “will be considered at the end of the season.”
The French club faces a contract ban in the upcoming summer and winter transfer periods due to a dispute over its contract with Sheti last summer.
Management deposited Tunisian Esperance A complaint with FIFA against the background of the player’s unilateral termination of his contract with the team, which caused major administrative problems for the Angers club management.
2023-05-30 17:03:49
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