Mostafa Mohamed, Act III. Saturday, May 17, FC Nantes will face Montpellier on behalf of the 34th and last day of Ligue 1. a crucial match for the Canaries, engaged in the fight for maintenance. However, Mostafa Mohamed will not be on the Beaujoire lawn. Like the two previous seasons, the Egyptian striker decided not to participate in this day, marked by an awareness campaign on the fight against homophobia, reveal
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Organized each year by the Professional Football League (LFP), this initiative coincides with the World Day to Combat Homophobia. Like the campaign against racism, armbands or support messages are planned on the ground this weekend. But for the third consecutive year, Mostafa Mohamed has chosen not to take part in this collective commitment, arousing new reactions.
Muscle discomfort?
Officially, his absence is justified by muscle discomfort. At a press conference, Antoine Kombouaré said his player was “in care”. A medical explanation that recalls those mentioned in previous editions of this special day, without ever completely dissipating the discomfort around this choice.
The player's repeated attitude questions. If he has never publicly expressed the precise reasons for his refusal, his recurring absence on this particular day takes on a very particular relief in the current context. The debate is relaunched.
His absence arrives at the worst time for FC Nantes. On the eve of a decisive match for their maintenance in Ligue 1, the yellow and green occupy 15th place, with only one point ahead of the dam area. A defeat against Montpellier, combined with a Havre victory in Strasbourg, would send Nantes in a barragist position.
