Nigeria footballer Khartoum could receive 13 lashes after he was convicted of drinking alcohol in Sudan . Alcohol is illegal in the non-Muslim north of Nigeria according to Article 78 of the country 's penal code . The lawyer for the Al-Merreikh forward has appealed against the punishment handed out to CNN .
Nigeria footballer Stephen Worgu could receive 40 lashes after he was convicted of drinking alcohol in Sudan . Alcohol is illegal in the Muslim north of Sudan according to Article 78 of the country 's penal code . The lawyer for the Al-Merreikh forward has appealed against the punishment handed out to Worgu .