The French Football Federation excludes Lyon player Mohamed Diawara for his insistence on fasting during Ramadan (agencies)

The news of the exclusion of player Mohamed Diawara from the French Under-19 national team roster due to his adherence to fasting and refusal to break the fast and the implementation of the orders of the French Football Federation, which asked the coaches of the teams for the under-21 categories not to call up any player who decided to fast during the month of Ramadan and refused to break the fast, received great interaction on social media platforms. .

🚨 BREAKING! › Équipe de France.

This ring has been announced for the U20 at this very moment. People have come to the court, which will decide what to do… pic.twitter.com/vQd6ZIzEOl

- Instant Foot ⚽️ (@lnstantFoot) March 20, 2024

According to the French Radio RMC website, the French Federation’s decision to exclude Diawara, the Lyon player, from the French Under-19 national team’s roster came because of his refusal to break the fast and his insistence on fasting.

Some activists and Arab sports pages on the “X” platform saw that the laws put in place by the French Federation against Muslim players are unfair, and one of them said, “What the French Federation is doing has absolutely nothing to do with football or how it is managed. It targets young players and bargains with them between... Their love of football and their Islamic religion!

What the French Federation is doing has absolutely nothing to do with football or how it is managed. It targets young players and bargains with them between their love of football and their Islamic religion!

Here you go


: @FFF

- Abdulhadi (@AHADI4) March 20, 2024

Urgent!!️

The French Federation asked the coaches of the national teams for the categories under 21, not to call up any player who decided to fast during the month of Ramadan and refuse to break the fast, and if the call was made, he would be deported.

Due to this unfair decision and clear discrimination, the young man, Mohamed Diawara, Lyon player, was excluded from the U-19 team despite his call-up.

And the reason? Because... pic.twitter.com/RmgcJK1o31

- World Football News (@ReNgo_Sport) March 20, 2024

Some bloggers were surprised how a country that fought so much for what is called “freedom of opinion” could contradict itself on the issue of freedom of belief.

The country that abandoned, fought, killed, and was displaced in the name of “freedom of opinion.” Today, she is contradicting herself again, and it is no surprise

This time, the victim was Muslim Mohamed Diawara, who was excluded from the French team because he refused to break his fast and insisted on fasting.

You left all this nonsense for the sake of your religion and for the sake of fasting, so God will compensate you, Muhammad 🤍 pic.twitter.com/GXwtKoDPDe

- 🌙Nadir Al-Maliki🇾🇪 (@ndyrmmd1169865) March 20, 2024

With the words, “We are proud of you, Diawara,” the majority of Facebook users expressed their solidarity with the decision of the player who left the camp due to disrespect for his decision to fast during the month of Ramadan and his refusal to break the fast, only to return again to his club, Lyon.

It is noteworthy that the French Federation notified the referees last year of its decision to temporarily prevent the suspension of matches to allow Muslim players to break their fast during the month of Ramadan.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies + social networking sites