Mohamed Salah condemns Amr Warda’s expulsion from Egypt team.
Amr Warda was kicked out of the Egypt squad on Wednesday after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him.
“The head of the Egyptian Football Federation, Hani Abu Reda, has decided to dismiss Amr Warda from the team’s camp after consulting with the team’s technical and administrative staff, in order to maintain the state of discipline, commitment and concentration,”
the nation’s statement read.
Merhan Keller, a British-Egyptian model, shared screenshots sent over WhatsApp allegedly showing a string of inappropriate and aggressive messages sent by the footballer.
Keller also shared messages from other women who had been harassed in a similar way, per the Guardian’s report.
Warda was sent home before Egypt’s group game against Congo, which they won 2-0 thanks to goals from Elmonhamady and Salah and advanced into the knock out stages.
After the match Mohamed Salah took to social media to respond to the sexual harassment claims against Warda.
“Women must be treated with the utmost respect. ‘No’ means ‘no’. Those things are and must remain sacred,”
“I also believe that many who make mistakes can change for the better and shouldn’t be sent straight to the guillotine, which is the easiest way out.
“We need to believe in second chances… we need to guide and educate. Shunning is not the answer.”
Salah wrote on Twitter.
Women must be treated with the utmost respect. “No” means “no”. Those things are and must remain sacred. I also believe that many who make mistakes can change for the better and shouldn’t be sent straight to the guillotine, which is the easiest way out.
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) June 26, 2019
We need to believe in second chances… we need to guide and educate. Shunning is not the answer.
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) June 26, 2019
It’s not the first time Warda has been accused of misconduct. In 2017 he was accused of harassing two of his teammates wives- Warda strongly denies the allegation.
He has also apologized on social media, saying in a video:”Sorry to anyone who is upset at me or anyone I have upset.”
