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Zamalek fined striker over CAF shirt-throw, but club source denies punishment
October 16, 2026 at 09:08 PM · Updated 1h ago
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Zamalek striker Nasser Mansi drew conflicting club responses after celebrating his late CAF Champions League winner by hurling his shirt to the ground.
- Mansi scored a 90th-minute goal in Zamalek's 1-0 win over Rwanda's Army SC in Friday's first leg in Kigali.
- Football director Abdel Nasser Mohamed imposed a heavy fine on Mansi for the celebration, and the player later apologized to staff and teammates.
- A club source told Masrawy no disciplinary action was planned, calling the shirt toss a momentary act not warranting punishment.
- Mansi's goal was his fifth in the competition for Zamalek; the second leg is scheduled in Cairo on October 24.
- Technical staff initially opposed the fine after Mansi said he did not intend to spit at coach Moataz Gamal, but Abdel Nasser Mohamed insisted.
- Mansi accepted the fine and announced it in a video recorded after the match.
- Club sources confirmed the penalty will not be lifted despite his apology, closing the matter.







