Al Ahly keeper El-Shenawy banned four games for striking referee

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] international, who was ‌on the bench for ⁠Tuesday's game, ‌was incensed after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahly/EPsYDm4A/"]Al Ahly[/a]'s appeal ​for a penalty following a handball in stoppage ​time was denied.[/p][p][b]"He handed a four‑match ban and fined 50,000 ⁠Egyptian ​pounds ($942) for assaulting the referee by pushing or pulling (use of the hand ‌without violence)," the league said in a statement.[/b][/p][embed guid="6e1edac7-dab2-49f5-9032-c2935b39a964" url="https://x.com/topskillsportuk/status/2041778251991855559" social-type="twitter" /][p]The ban means [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-shenawy-mohamed/ALaFz9J4/"]El-Shenawy[/a], who is expected to be Egypt's starting goalkeeper at the World Cup in North America, will be ‌sidelined until the final ​week of the league ‌play-offs.[/p][p]Al-Ahly are third on 41 points, five points behind leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zamalek/Qk0VR4IS/"]Zamalek[/a].[/p]