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Mohamed Camara suspended for concealed badge

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Mohamed Camara suspended for concealed badge

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Mohamed Camara covered up an anti-homophobic message on his playing kit, which led to a severe suspension by the French Football Federation.

From Kelvin Loyola

Mohammed Camara
© IMAGOMohammed Camara

Mohammed Camara24, defensive midfielder, plays for Ligue 1 Monaco, was banned for four matches for covering an LGBTQ+ support logo on the final matchday of the French league last weekend.

Monaco coach Adi Hütter explained after the 4-0 win against Nantes that the covering of the badges was a “Personal choice” of the Malian international. Hütter also added: “There will be an internal discussion with him about this situation. I will not comment further.”

Camara himself has not publicly commented on the reasons for covering up the logos, but French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera told French radio station RTL on Monday: “This behavior is unacceptable.”

Mohamed Camara banned for four games

The French league’s disciplinary committee issued a statement saying that Camara’s refusal to “carry out one or more actions to raise awareness in the fight against homophobia” had led to his suspension.

This is the second incident of this kind in Ligue 1, as Nantes fined Egyptian striker Mostafa Mohamed for similar reasons.

Mohamed did not play last Sunday and Camara did not take part in the match last season, which featured the same awareness campaign.

Kelvin Loyola is a senior content writer and journalist at Bolavip with over 15 years of experience in sports journalism and marketing. He has covered a wide range of sports including the USMNT, MLS, Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Liga MX as well as the NBA, MLB, NHL and various entertainment topics. Prior to his career in journalism and marketing, Kelvin worked in post-production and contributed to numerous film, television and digital projects. He also brings expertise in project management, social media and web development. Kelvin has a degree in Media Studies from Queens College and is bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish. His passions extend beyond his career and include soccer, marketing, photography, surfing and pop culture, particularly comics.

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