Brazil police say footballer Somalia faked his kidnap as an excuse for turning up late

[muriel_volestrangler]

A Brazilian football player will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped as an excuse for running late for training, police say.

Somalia, a midfielder for the leading Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo, said he had been abducted at gunpoint at about 0700 on his way to the training ground.

But police say CCTV footage from his apartment building showed him leaving late for work at 0900.
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Police officials say that if he is found guilty, he could face up to six months in prison.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12141153

'Somalia' is a bizarre nickname to take, too.