The Monaco player masked the logo symbolizing the fight against homophobia put on all the jerseys on the occasion of the last day of the Ligue 1 championship, Sunday.
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“This is unacceptable behavior.” Questioned, Monday, May 20 on RTL, about the gesture of Mohamed Camara who decided to cover the patches put in place as part of the day to fight against homophobia, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra condemned the act of the AS Monaco player and called for a heavy punishment. “Such behavior must be subject to the strongest sanctions against him and against his club which allowed it to happen”proclaimed the Minister of Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games.
For several seasons, the Professional Football League (LFP) has dedicated a Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 championship day to the fight against homophobia. The governing body has marked the final matches of the season in 2024, in order to deploy a campaign similar to the one it had launched a month earlier against racism. Patch with the word “Homophobia” crossed out, Ligue 1 badge in rainbow colors and armbands for coaches and referees have been put in place.
However, as before, players were again reluctant, like the 24-year-old midfielder, who covered the patch against homophobia during his team’s big victory against FC Nantes during which he scored a penalty (4-0). On the Nantes side, striker Mostafa Mohamed, who had declined this day at the last minute the previous season, was not part of the Nantes group without being among the injured announced by the club.
This season, the LFP had evolved its system by swapping the flocking of the name and jersey number in rainbow colors for less visible patches, already “a fundamental step backwards” according to Bertrand Lambert, president of PanamPride Football Club. A development which therefore did not prevent certain players from not joining this fight. After the players who refused to play citing injuries, then those who admitted not wanting to wear the jersey, Mohamed Camara was the first to take part in the meeting, but to hide the signs of the fight against homophobia. His AS Monaco cub has not yet officially communicated on this subject.
