Ghanaian player jailed for raping wife [MUST READ]
A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a Ghanaian football player in Sweden ’ s second division to two years in prison for raping and beating his wife. After serving his sentence , 22 -year - old Kwame Bonsu , who played for the Gefle IF club , will be expelled from the Scandinavian country where he has lived in since 2013 , the Gavle District Court said. Gefle on Friday said Bonsu was dismissed from the team with immediate effect . He will also have to pay 245 , 000 kronor ( at least 25 , 000 euros , $ 28 , 000 ) in compensation to his wife, who is a Swedish national . He first met her in 2014 when he was playing in the southern Swedish city of Mjolby . They married the following year . A few months after the wedding he signed a transfer to the town of Gavle , located about 300 kilometres ( 190 miles ) away from Mjolby . Bonsu ’ s wife had wanted him to stay to continue his studies . The victim said the rape and beatings took place in the couple ’ s apartment during an e...