Al-Ahly goalkeeper, Mohamed El-Shenawy, has been given a four-match ban for striking a referee on the head following a 1-1 draw with Ceramica Cleopatra in the Egyptian Pro League.
The Egyptian international, who was on the bench for Tuesday’s game, was angered that Al-Ahly was not awarded a penalty for a handball in added time.
“A four-match ban and fine of 50,000 Egyptian pounds (£700) for assaulting the referee by pushing or pulling [use of the hand without violence],” said a league statement on El-Shenawy’s punishment.
The 37-year-old was Egypt’s first-choice goalkeeper at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and is expected to be in his country’s squad for this summer’s World Cup in North America.
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He will now be sidelined until the final week of the league play-offs, when the competition’s top seven teams face each other in a Championship round.
Defending champions Al-Ahly are third after one match in the play-offs on 41 points, five points behind leaders Zamalek.
