Sentenced to an eight-month suspended prison sentence for provoking racial hatred on January 3, Youcef Atal chose to appeal the decision of the Nice court.
For relaying a video of a preacher calling for “ a dark day for the Jews », in the context of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Youcef Atal was convicted by the courts on January 3. The Algerian international received an eight-month suspended prison sentence, accompanied by a fine of 45,000 euros. The footballer had ten days to appeal his conviction, which he did within the time limit provided by law.
The information was announced by France Blue Azure. After sharing the video in question, Youcef Atal apologized and removed it a few hours later. Still under a provisional suspension from OGC Nice, the player is currently with the Algerian selection which will compete in the African Cup of Nations organized in Ivory Coast and which will start for the Fennecs on January 15, with a match against Angola.
