The legendary former football player was removed from the terrorism list

This Saturday the Egyptian Court of Cassation announced the decision to remove the name of the Egyptian football legend from the country’s terrorism list. Mohamed Aboutrika, as well as another 1,500 people for their alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

In a statement, the court noted that in addition to being removed from this blacklist, the travel ban and the confiscation of his funds were also lifted.

“The Court of Cassation heard our arguments today and decided to cancel the decision of the Criminal Court and return the case for consideration to another court,” he said. Egyptian lawyer Khaled Ali to your official X account.

‘Terrorist’ since 2017

The Criminal Court in Cairo Aboutrika was designated in 2017 as a “terrorist” for allegedly funding the Muslim Brotherhood, the group has been banned in Egypt and considered terrorist since 2013.

A year later, the Prosecutor’s Office requested that his name be included in the country’s “terrorism” list for five years and in 2023 the Public Ministry decided to renew it for another five years.

This extension is now rejected by the Court of Cassation, so this case becomes the jurisdiction of another court.

The former Egyptian footballer was publicly supported Mohamed Morsi for the presidency of Egypt, which he won in 2012 in the country’s first democratic elections, although a year later the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was ousted by the current president Abdefaltah al Sisi in a military coup.

Compared to Zidane

Finished 102 times and double African champion (2006 and 2008), this attacking midfielder, who at 45 years old lives in Qatar and works as a commentator for the Bein Sports channel, is compared to his playing style with Frenchman Zinedine Zidane and was voted Best African Player in club competitions in 2008.