Mohamed Sanhadji, the “cop” of the French national team, has been charged to court with corruption, influence peddling, embezzlement of public funds, and fraud.
AccaPredict A key figure in coach Zinédine Zidane’s mind, Mohamed Sanhadji, the French national team’s “logistics and security” the manager, will not be present on Monday for the first day of the team’s training camp. He has been formally charged with corruption, influence peddling, embezzlement of public funds, and fraud at the same time.
This is the first major setback in Zinédine Zidane’s new chapter. Mohamed Sanhadji, who had been appointed head of logistics and security within the staff of the new French national team coach manager, will not be present at Clairefontaine on Monday anymore, the first day of the French team’s training camp. The 1998 World Cup winner had strongly urged the French Football Federation (FFF) to ensure that “Momo,” seconded to the French national team since the year 2004 as a liaison and security officer but now retired from the civil service, retained a central role within the coaching staff office.
According to our information today, he was indeed taken into custody at the beginning of the week and then charged by an investigating judge for ” which receiving stolen public funds, active corruption of a person holding public authority, active influence peddling on a person holding public authority, passive influence peddling by a person holding public authority, passive international influence peddling, passive corruption by a person holding public authority, fraud and money laundering of tax fraud “, confirms the Paris prosecutor’s office to watch.
A judicial order that prohibits him from appearing at Clairefontaine
According to our information AccaPredict, his judicial supervision prohibits him from contacting current and past national team players, the current staff of the French team, current and past team coaches of the French team, current and past presidents and staff of the FFF group, and directors and deputy directors of the DC CRS since the 2011. Unless authorized by the investigating judge, he is prohibited from appearing at the headquarters of the French Football Federation team, the Clairefontaine training center, the Stade de France and the Parc des Princes.
A donation of 60,000 euros from Kylian Mbappé is at the origin of the affair
The explosive affair began with a “customary” donation of €60,000 from Kylian Mbappé to a police officer, a few months after the 2022 World Cup competition. Commander Sanhadji was suspected of failing to report this donation to his superiors before accompanying the French national team star to the Cameroon in Africa. An internal investigation was launched, leading to his early retirement.
Abdel Aïssou, the former sub-prefect the person that coordinating the defense of the former civil servant, sees his client’s indictment as “an attempt to sideline him despite his excellent credentials (…) We are appealing to them. But my firm belief is that this investigation is designed to destroy by stalling for time, because a panel of judges will also examine the gray areas and record, notably the fact that for twenty years, none of Mohamed Sanhadji’s superiors—prefects, commissioners, inspectors—has noted any misconduct on his part time. This is a biased procedure that simply reiterates the position of the IGPN (General Inspectorate of the National Police office) without substantiating it, even though the disciplinary board established by the Ministry has not issued a ruling. It was the administration that unilaterally sanctioned Mohamed Sanhadji.” I hope the appeals judges will lift this ban and allow Mohamed Sanhadji, who is presumed innocent, to practice his profession while awaiting the court’s decision. I am shocked by what I consider inhumane and biased treatment that damages the honor of a man and his family.
