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Zamalek suspends Nasser Mansi after gesture in Kigali

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Egyptian striker Nasser Mansi has been excluded from Zamalek’s group training after throwing his shirt to the ground while celebrating his goal against APR FC in Kigali. The club has opened an investigation ahead of the CAF Champions League return match, scheduled for 24 October 2026 in Cairo, Umuseke reports.

Egyptian football club Zamalek SC has suspended Nasser Mansi Desouky El-Sayed from group training after he threw his shirt to the ground while celebrating a goal against Kigali’s APR FC, according to Umuseke. The sanction follows the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.

Zamalek’s management has opened an investigation to determine why the striker took off and threw his shirt. The second leg against APR FC is scheduled for 24 October 2026 in Cairo, Egypt.

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