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Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy has been handed handed a four-match ban after striking a referee on the head in the fallout of a contentious penalty call.
The Egypt international, who was on the bench for Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Ceramica Cleopatra, was incensed after Al-Ahly's appeal for a penalty following a handball in stoppage time was denied.
The Egyptian Pro League has now reprimanded the 37-year-old, slapping him with a suspension as well as a fine.
"He handed a four-match ban and fined 50,000 Egyptian pounds (£700) for assaulting the referee by pushing or pulling (use of the hand without violence)," the league said in a statement.
The ban means El-Shenawy, who is expected to be Egypt's starting goalkeeper at this summer’s World Cup, will be sidelined until the final week of the league play-offs. Al-Ahly are third on 41 points, five points behind leaders Zamalek.
El-Shenawy has spent the majority of his career at Al-Ahly, the most successful Egyptian team with 45 league titles, making 350 appearances for the club.
He also featured for Al-Ahly at last summer’s revamped Club World Cup, competing in a group with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami as well as Portuguese side Porto and Brazilian outfit Palmeiras.
Reuters