Former Raja Casablanca president Mohamed Boudrika has been sentenced to five-years imprisonment after being found guilty of fraud, forgery and issuing of cheques without sufficient funds.
Boudrika, one of the most successful presidents in the history of the Moroccan giants has also been ordered to pay $66,400 in damages to the victims and barred him from issuing cheques for one year.
The Moroccan parliamentarian pleaded not guilty throughout the trial, claiming that the investigating judge had relied only on the complainant’s statements and had not presented hard evidence.
During the final hearing, Boudrika strongly defended himself and insisted there was no proof of wrongdoing aside from verbal allegations.
In July 2024, Boudrika was arrested in Germany under an international warrant and later extradited to Morocco in April 2025, following approval from German authorities.
He faced a one-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of MAD 232,500 in March 2024, following a case against him in absentia for issuing bad cheques.
He has been held in pretrial detention at Oukacha prison in Casablanca since April 25, 2025.
Charges include issuing bad cheques, fraud, forgery, and using administrative documents illegally.
Boudrika’s Raja was a finalist of 2013 FIFA Club World Cup and also stays the first and only Moroccan team to go an entire league campaign unbeaten.
He was a president of the club in 2012-2016. Boudrika returned to Casablanca-based club in May 2023.
