IMEMC News wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
During his team’s Africa Cup of Nations match on Saturday, Egyptian player (midfielder) Mohamed Aboutrika, lifted his Egypt shirt after scoring against Sudan to reveal a T-shirt bearing the message “Sympathize with Gaza”
Kudos to the player and to such an honorable and humanitarian gesture.
Aboutrika, who plays for Egyptian side Al Ahly, was protesting against Israel’s 10-day blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory and was subsequently booked by the referee.
The gesture was in contravention of the laws of world football’s governing body Fifa, which insists that undershirts must contain no messages of any kind, whether they be of a political, commercial or religious nature.
Egypt assistant coach Shawky Gharib insisted that Aboutrika’s actions had no political significance.
“He told me that the way he celebrated scoring was completely personal with no political significance and will not repeat that in the coming matches,” said Gharib.
The Pharaohs defeated Sudan and are top of Group C […]
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