Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says.<\/p>\n
Mr Aboutrika is accused of financially supporting the Brotherhood, which Egypt considers a terrorist organisation.<\/p>\n
In 2012, he endorsed the successful presidential bid by Mohamed Morsi, a Brotherhood member.<\/p>\n
The move by the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year alienated some of his fans.<\/p>\n
Any person named on the country’s terror list is subject to a travel ban and faces having their passport and assets frozen.<\/p>\n
Mr Aboutrika’s lawyer, Mohamed Osman, said the move was “contrary to the law”, adding that his client had “not been convicted or formally notified of any of the charges against him”.<\/p>\n
“We will appeal this decision,” Mr Osman said. Mr Aboutrika has strenuously denied the allegations.<\/p>\n
Causing a division<\/strong><\/p>\n A former star of Cairo’s al-Ahly club and the national team, Mr Aboutrika was dubbed The Prince of Hearts, The Magician and The Saint during his playing days.<\/p>\n But his decision to publicly support Mr Morsi, who lasted just one year in power, split opinion.<\/p>\n In 2015, he had a string of assets, including shares in a number of companies, seized by the Egyptian authorities.<\/p>\n The army’s crackdown on Brotherhood members, left hundreds of people dead and thousands in jail.<\/p>\n Mr Morsi was ousted following days of mass anti-government protests in 2013.<\/p>\n Mr Aboutrika, one of the most successful African footballers of his generation, retired from football in the same year.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says. Mr Aboutrika is accused of financially supporting the Brotherhood, which Egypt considers a terrorist organisation. In 2012, he endorsed the successful presidential bid by Mohamed Morsi, a Brotherhood member. The move by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n