{"id":1129994,"date":"2022-06-21T16:18:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/21\/qatar-bans-sex-during-world-cup-culprits-face-7-year-jail-term\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:18:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:18:07","slug":"qatar-bans-sex-during-world-cup-culprits-face-7-year-jail-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/21\/qatar-bans-sex-during-world-cup-culprits-face-7-year-jail-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar bans sex during World Cup, culprits face 7-year jail term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/r831652_1296x729_16-9-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"World Cup trophy\" title=\"World Cup trophy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">World Cup trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>   <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian soccer fans have been warned that promiscuity would not be countenanced at this year\u2019s World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have warned that perpetrators face a seven-year jail term if caught due to the country\u2019s strict laws.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling soccer fans have been warned that the five-minute one-night stands and quickies they are used to would not be tolerated and could leave them behind bars when the competition starts in November.<\/p>\n<p>Prospective travellers have been told that only married couples (male and female) with valid marriage certificates will be allowed into hotel rooms, apartments and tents alone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>FIFA officials have also added their voices to the stern warning that they will not be pleading for clemency when fans are nabbed bonking illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The world football governing body says there will be \u201cno exceptions\u201d made to the rule banning sex outside marriage during the four-week tournament.<\/p>\n<p>A police source in Qatar said: \u201cSex is very much off the menu, unless you are coming as a husband and wife team. There definitely will be no one-night stands at this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be no partying at all really. Everyone needs to keep their heads about them, unless they want to risk being stuck in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is essentially a sex ban in place at this year\u2019s World Cup for the first time ever. Fans need to be prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sex outside of marriage and homosexuality are illegal in Qatar, where the tournament will be held, and each carries a prison sentence of up to seven years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drink and party culture after games, which is the norm in most places, is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith very strict and scary consequences if you are caught. There is a feeling this could be a very bad tournament for fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Qatari authorities including chief executive of the country\u2019s 2022 World Cup Organising Committee Nasser al-Khater said: \u201cThe safety and security of every single fan is of the utmost importance to us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut public displays of affection are frowned upon, it\u2019s not part of our culture, and that goes across the board to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Qatar Supreme Committee for the delivery of the 2022 World Cup also warned of the strict laws in place.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"VnxF77xDRPE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Sports News on Adom TV (21-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VnxF77xDRPE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Cup trophy Ghanaian soccer fans have been warned that promiscuity would not be countenanced at this year\u2019s World Cup in Qatar. Officials have warned that perpetrators face a seven-year jail term if caught due to the country\u2019s strict laws. 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