Nantes fine Mostafa Mohamed for skipping LGBTQIA+ support match

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Nantes fine Mostafa Mohamed for skipping LGBTQIA+ support match​

Nantes has fined striker Mostafa Mohamed for refusing to play against Toulouse on Sunday, when teams across France wore rainbow-colored numbers on their jerseys in show of support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Nantes said in a statement on Monday that the Egypt striker was fined an undisclosed amount which will be donated to a French charity group called SOS HOMOPHOBIA. Nantes added it will continue to "fight against all forms of discrimination, as it always has done." Teams in the top two divisions wore rainbow-colored numbers on their jerseys over the weekend for the third consecutive season.

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Nantes striker Mohamed fined for refusing to wear rainbow jersey​

Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed has been fined by his club after refusing to play at the weekend in a protest against an anti-homophobia campaign in France's Ligue 1, the struggling side said on Monday. The club said Mohamed would be "punished financially" for "refusing to play against Toulouse for personal reasons at a time when FC Nantes are fighting to avoid relegation". Nantes added that the money would be donated to a charity that supports members of the LGBTQ community who are victims of discrimination. The numbers on shirts of all players in France's top two divisions, as well as armbands worn by captains and officials, were rainbow-coloured as the French league staged a campaign against homophobia. The rainbow-adorned shirts will be sold at auction with the proceeds going to three charities active in fighting LGBTQ discrimination. Egyptian international Mohamed refused to take part in his team's 0-0 draw at Toulouse to avoid being associated with the campaign, despite Nantes desperately needing points as they seek to climb out of the relegation zone.

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