Al Ahly keeper banned four games for striking referee

CAIRO: Al Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed Al Shenawy ​was handed ​a four-match ban after striking a referee on the head following a 1-1 draw with Ceramica Cleopatra, the ⁠Egyptian Pro League said on ⁠Thursday.
The Egypt international, who was on the bench for Tuesday's game, was ‌incensed after Al Ahly's appeal ​for a ⁠penalty following a handball ​in stoppage time ‌was denied.
'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.
The ban means Al Shenawy, 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.
Al Ahly are third on 41 points, five points behind leaders ​Zamalek.