A French appeals court has overturned a decision to bring former France international Wissam Ben Yedder to trial on √@pe charges, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to proceed.

According to judicial sources, the Aix-en-Provence appeals court found “no basis for prosecuting him,” overturning an earlier decision by prosecutors in Nice to seek a trial on allegations of rape, attempted rape, and $€xual a$$ault.

“We’re very pleased with the decision. “My client has always maintained his innocence,” his lawyer, Sophia Kerbaa, said after the ruling.

Ben Yedder, 35, and his brother Sabri were placed under formal investigation in 2023 after two teenage women accused them of crimes stemming from an encounter at a party. Both men had been ordered to stand trial prior to the appeals court’s decision.

The former AS Monaco and Sevilla FC forward has faced multiple legal challenges in recent years.

In September, a court in Nice fined him €90,000 for psychological abu$e of his wife, from whom he is currently divorcing. In 2023, he was convicted in Spain for tax fraud during his spell at Sevilla. He also received a two-year suspended sentence in France in 2024 in a separate $€xual violence case, a ruling he is appealing.

After leaving Monaco in 2024, Ben Yedder had brief spells playing in Iran and Turkey before signing in January with Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca.

The development comes as other prominent footballers, including Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain and former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, are also facing separate √@pe-related legal proceedings in France and England.