“I won’t play football anymore!” The goalkeeper left the field in tears due to insults from fans

The goalkeeper of the Egyptian club “Al-Ittihad” Ahmed Yehia decided to end his career after a major away defeat in the match of the 24th round of the national championship against the club “Keramika Cleopatra”, reports the publication Ahram Online.

The meeting took place on July 14 and ended in favor of the hosts with a score of 5:0. Yehia’s brother had died two days earlier, but he insisted on playing in the match, before which both teams honored the man’s memory with a moment of silence. However, after the fifth goal, Ahmed could not stand the insults from the fans of his team and, in tears, went towards the premises under the stands, saying: “I will not play football anymore!” Seeing the goalkeeper leaving the field, the referee stopped the game, and the coaches and substitutes began to calm the football player, who soon left for the locker room.

Yehia was subsequently awarded the Egyptian Premier League Player of the Week award. The next day, the goalkeeper released a statement announcing his retirement from football.

— Thanks to the Egyptian fans for their support. After the events of yesterday, I have decided to retire from football once and for all,” Yehia, 34, wrote.

The goalkeeper has been playing in the Egyptian top division since 2014.