KHARTOUM: A Nigerian football star who plays for a Sudanese club has been sentenced to 40 lashes for having consumed alcohol, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
Stephen Worgu, 20, who plays for first division outfit al-Merreikh of Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city, was found guilty on Tuesday of drinking alcohol and driving under the influence.
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