[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] international, who was on the bench for Tuesday's game, was incensed after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahly/EPsYDm4A/"]Al Ahly[/a]'s appeal for a penalty following a handball in stoppage time was denied.[/p][p][b]"He handed a four‑match ban and fined 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($942) for assaulting the referee by pushing or pulling (use of the hand without violence)," the league said in a statement.[/b][/p][embed guid="6e1edac7-dab2-49f5-9032-c2935b39a964" url="https://x.com/topskillsportuk/status/2041778251991855559" social-type="twitter" /][p]The ban means [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-shenawy-mohamed/ALaFz9J4/"]El-Shenawy[/a], who is expected to be Egypt's starting goalkeeper at the World Cup in North America, will be sidelined until the final week of the league play-offs.[/p][p]Al-Ahly are third on 41 points, five points behind leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zamalek/Qk0VR4IS/"]Zamalek[/a].[/p]
Al Ahly keeper El-Shenawy banned four games for striking referee
Al Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy was handed a four-match ban after striking a referee on the head following a 1-1 draw with Ceramica Cleopatra, the Egyptian Pro League said on Thursday.
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