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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.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Egypt international, who was on the bench for Tuesday’s game, was angered by Al-Ahly not being awarded a penalty for a handball in added time.<\/p>\n
“A four-match ban and fine of 50,000 Egyptian pounds (\u00a3700) for assaulting the referee by pushing or pulling [use of the hand without violence],” said a league statement on El-Shenawy’s punishment.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old was Egypt’s first-choice goalkeeper at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and is expected to be in his country’s squad for this summer’s World Cup in north America.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Defending champions Al-Ahly are third after one match in the play-offs on 41 points, five points behind leaders Zamalek. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n