Egypt and Al-Ahly keeper El-Shenawy banned four games for striking referee

El-Shenawy was incensed ‌after Al-Ahly’s ​appeal for a penalty following ​a handball in stoppage time was denied.Al-Ahly goalkeeper ⁠Mohamed El-Shenawy ⁠has been 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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Will Arteta’s emotional intensity drive Arsenal to glory or another choke?list 2 of 4‘Farewell, mister’: Romanian football great Mircea Lucescu dies aged 80list 3 of 4PSG beat Liverpool as Champions League defence maintains pacelist 4 of 4Atletico storm Camp Nou with 2-0 Champions League win over 10-man Barcaend of list“He handed a four-match ban and fined 50,000 Egyptian pounds [$942] for assaulting the ⁠referee by pushing or ⁠pulling,” the league said in a statement.The ban means ⁠El-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 ‌playoffs.Al-Ahly are third on 41 points, five points behind leaders Zamalek.