November 10 – Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo will stand trial at the Criminal Court of Versailles, five years after the attack on her then team-mate Kheira Hamraoui.
Diallo, 31, is charged with complicity in aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. An investigating judge has ruled that there is sufficient evidence that she instigated the attack, according to a court order seen by The Athletic. No trial date has been set.
On November 4, 2021, the pair were driving home from a team dinner when men in balaclava stopped Diallo’s club car in Chatou, west of Paris. One hit Hamraoui’s legs with an iron bar while another held Diallo behind the wheel. Diallo was initially released without charge, but in September 2022 she and five men were indicted. A police report at the time cited “violent sports jealousy” as his alleged motive.
Diallo’s lawyer, Romain Ruiz, called the decision “shameful” and cited a complaint filed days ago about the manipulation of witnesses by investigators. “Ms. Diallo remains determined to prove her innocence,” he said.
Hamraoui’s lawyer, Said Harir, said the case had been “exhausting” for his client. “It is essential that Kheira Hamraoui finally has a voice in a trial that reflects the seriousness of the crimes he has suffered,” he said.
The five men and Cesar Mavacala, Diallo’s former advisor, and French internationals Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani will also appear. Mavacala is accused of acting illegally as an agent.
It is not the first time that the Versailles court has handled a major scandal in French football. In November 2021, the same court convicted Karim Benzema of conspiracy in the attempted blackmail of French teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape, giving him a one-year suspended sentence and a €75,000 fine. This case cost both players their international places for years.
Diallo, without a club since leaving Al-Nassr in 2024, has maintained his innocence. Hamraoui, 36, plays for Al-Hilal.