Uganda’s national football coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has been convicted on two counts of sexual assault in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) Regional Court sentenced him to two separate three-year jail terms, both of which have been suspended for five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Serbian coach has immediately appealed the ruling. A short statement by Uganda’s football federation (Fufa) indicates that the 52-year-old will carry on his duties with the Cranes despite the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Uganda Cranes coach Milutin Sredojevic asked Fufa for permission to attend to a private matter in South Africa,” it read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have this afternoon received information that the private matter has been concluded for now. “The coach will come back to resume his duties accordingly.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incidents happened in December 2020 while he was coach of the Zambian national team and was in South Africa to watch the regional Cosafa Under-20 Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On 07 December 2020 during the Cosafa Games in Gqeberha, a 39-year-old woman was delivering coffee at the Wolfson Stadium when she asked Sredojevi\u0107 if he would need sugar with his coffee,” a statement from the court read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He said no and added that he needed another type of sugar, pointing at her private parts. She complained about his conduct to her boss who in turn warned Sredojevi\u0107 not to do it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Later on that day, the lady again went to deliver coffee at the same stadium and this time Sredojevi\u0107 touched her in an inappropriate manner.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Micho had denied the charges surrounding the two incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court statement further outlined the sentences handed down to the coach: “For count one, he was sentenced to three years imprisonment which was wholly suspended for five years on condition that he does not again contravene section 5(2) of the Sexual offenses Act,” it explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This section entails sexual assault in the form of inspiring a belief unto the complainant that he or she will immediately be sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“For count two, Sredojevic was also sentenced to three years imprisonment which was wholly suspended for five years on condition that he does not again contravene section 5(1) of the Sexual offenses Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This section entails sexual assault in the form of touching a complainant.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next month, Micho will try to lead Uganda to the third and final round of African qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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