Former Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah don collect six-month driving ban after court hear say im Rolls-Royce dey speed. Court documents wey BBC report talk say speed camera catch di car dey waka at 36mph for 30mph road inside Wilmslow, Cheshire, on 27 March.
Di matter no be just di speeding. Salah fail to tell police who bin dey behind di wheel. Di 34-year-old no respond to notice of prosecution wey Cheshire Police bring, and he no enter any plea to di charge.
Di hearing happen for Warrington Combined Court. Dem give am six-month driving ban and order am to pay £1,044. A court spokeswoman talk say dem prosecute Salah under di Single Justice Procedure, wey dey see magistrates sit for private hearings. Dem convict am for failing to give information about who bin dey drive di Rolls-Royce.
Di speeding offence happen days after di Egypt captain announce say he dey leave Liverpool after nine years with di team. Di club announce im departure on 24 March and talk say he don firmly establish himself as one of di greatest players in Liverpool history.
Salah score 257 goals in 442 appearances for Liverpool before he transfer go Turkish side Trabzonspor after di 2025-26 season. Court documents reported by BBC show say di vehicle was recorded travelling at 36mph in a 30mph zone in Wilmslow on March 27.
According to The Sun report, Warrington Magistrates’ Court in Cheshire convict Salah in absentia after he fail to identify di driver of an electric Rolls-Royce Spectre worth more than 466,000 euros. Di court suspend im licence for six months and fine am 769 euros, di paper talk. Salah ignore two summonses to appear in court, according to di newspaper.
Dis no be di first time Salah run into traffic trouble. Police catch am driving a Ferrari F8 Tributo at excessive speed in 2022, and dem give am fine plus 3 penalty points on im licence. Back in 2018, dem also record am using mobile phone while driving near Anfield.
