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Monaco's Mohamed Camara receives harsh suspension over covering LGBTQ+ support logo

Mohamed Camara covered up an anti-homophobia message on his playing kit, resulting in a major suspension by the French federation.

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Mohamed Camara, 24, a defensive midfielder who plays for Ligue 1 side Monaco, was handed a four-game suspension for covering up an LGBTQ+ support logo during the last match day of the French League last weekend.

Monaco coach Adi Hütter stated after the 4-0 win over Nantes that the covering of the badges was a “personal choice” of the Mali international. Hütter also added, “There will be an internal discussion with him about this situation. I will not comment further.”

Camara himself has not said anything publicly about why he covered the logos, but the sports minister of France, Amelie Oudea-Castera, stated, “It is unacceptable behavior,” on French radio station RTL on Monday.

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Mohamed Camara suspended four games

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

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

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Mohamed did not play again last Sunday, while Camara did not partake in the match last season, which had the same awareness campaign.

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