Kadidiatou Diani files a complaint for sexual assault against her former coach at PSG

Former Parisian striker Kadidiatou Diani filed a complaint for sexual assault against her former coach at Paris Saint-Germain, Didier Ollé-Nicolle, franceinfo: sport learned on Wednesday September 27, confirming information from Le Parisien [article payant]. The complaint, filed in June, concerns acts of sexual assault dating from 2021.

“We strongly condemn the facts recently reported through the media suffered by Ms. Diani. We express our unconditional solidarity with the victim and support her courage for breaking the silence and denouncing these unacceptable facts”writes a press release from the player’s advisor shared on X (ex-Twitter) Wednesday evening.

In May 2022, PSG opened an internal investigation after a report of harassment and sexual assault targeting Didier Ollé-Nicolle. A judicial investigation against X had also been opened for “sexual assault by a person in authority”. The technician had been suspended for behavior “inappropriate”before being replaced by Gérard Prêcheur in August.

Top scorer for the French team at the World Cup this summer, Kadidiatou Diani left the capital after six seasons spent in the Parisian jersey, to join Olympique Lyonnais.