A court in Denmark has on Friday, June 23, 2023, sentenced former Nigerian Golden Eaglets star and FC Copenhagen of Denmark forward, Akinkunmi Amoo, to one year in prison for sexual assault.
News of his sentencing was confirmed in a Tweet by former BBC World Football reporter, Osasu Obayiuwana.
“Breaking: Akinkunmi Amoo, the @FCKobenhavn striker, was given a one-year jail sentence by a Copenhagen for sexual assault on Friday. Amoo is appealing the decision”, Osasu tweeted.
The petite winger has been in the eyes of the storm when he was slammed with criminal charges by Danish authorities in April, July, and August 2022.
Amoo was arrested on September 10, 2022, before being released on bail on October 7.
Details of the outcome of Friday’s trial were published by Danish newspaper, Ekstra Bladet.
The report reads in part: “This is the outcome of the trial, which has been going on for most of June, where a top player in Danish football has been charged with rape in a sexual relationship other than intercourse, as well as attempted rape and violations of two more women.
“It happens after he was found guilty of all three charges in the Copenhagen District Court by a dissenting magistrate on Friday afternoon, and it was a shaken man who received his sentence as he stood there in the middle of the room and listened to the outcome.
“An unconditional prison sentence for one year.
“In the same case, the name ban in the case was extended because the defense and the convicted appealed the verdict on the spot. Ekstra Bladet protested against the continued name ban, but the court did not accept it.
“It is not known when the appeal will go to court.”
The 21-year-old was part of the Golden Eaglets squad that finished fourth at the 2019 U-17 AFCON.
Also, he featured at the U-17 World Cup where the Eaglets got knocked out in the round of 16.
His good showing at the World Cup earned him a move to Swedish side Hammarby before switching to FC Copenhagen in January 2022 for 4.4m.