9 millions d'impayés de pension alimentaire : Le double ballon d'or El Hadji Diouf risque la condamnation
Valérie Émilie Joséphine Leres Bishop, ex-wife of former international footballer El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf, appeared before the Dakar Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Acting as the representative of her minor daughter, KD Diouf, she accused El Hadji Diouf of violating Article 351 of the Penal Code. "In clear terms," she stated, "refusing to pay child support as ordered by a court is an intentional offense, since the perpetrator cannot plead ignorance, laziness, or insolvency."
After several postponements, the trial took place without the appearance of the defendant, El Hadji Diouf.
The grievances of the civil party
According to the terms of the direct summons filed by the plaintiff, a judgment rendered on July 12, 2023, by the Dakar High Court granted the divorce between the two former spouses, finding the former footballer solely at fault for defamation. In the same ruling, the court awarded custody of their daughter to her mother and set a monthly child support payment of 500,000 FCFA, in addition to medical, pharmaceutical, and school expenses.
However, the plaintiff argues that the former player has failed to fulfill this obligation. They claim that the former Senegal striker owes 9,000,000 FCFA in arrears in child support for the period from March 2024 to September 2025, not including the remaining months. In addition, they owe 559,200 FCFA for meals incurred for the child.
The legal basis and the requisitions
In the direct summons, the plaintiff's counsel, Mr. Cheikh Sy, relies on Article 351 of the Penal Code, which punishes the refusal to pay child support when a person, in defiance of a court decision, willfully refrains for more than two months from paying the subsidies fixed by judgment.
The lawyer believes that the two-time African Footballer of the Year has the necessary means to honor his obligations, mentioning in particular his income from advertising contracts, his activities within the Senegalese Football Federation, as well as rental income.
Consequently, he is asking the court to find El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf guilty of refusing to pay child support. He is also requesting that Diouf be ordered to pay the arrears of child support, the expenses incurred for the child, and 10 million FCFA in damages.
The prosecutor requested the application of criminal law. The case was adjourned for deliberation until May 12, 2026.
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