The Moroccan-Dutch footballer, Noussair Mazraoui, takes a stand in the Middle East conflict. In a video he shared, Palestinians can be seen wishing victory over Israel.
Bundesliga professional Noussair Mazraoui from FC Bayern Munich has distributed a video on social networks wishing the Palestinians a victory in the conflict with Israel. The Moroccan national soccer player shared a short clip on Instagram in which a voice says in the style of a prayer: “God, help our oppressed brothers in Palestine to achieve victory. May God give mercy to the dead, may God heal their wounded.” A waving flag of Palestine can be seen in the picture. In the entry from early Sunday morning, Mazraoui wrote “Ameen” next to an emoji with folded hands, as the German press agency dpa reports.
The 25-year-old has been under contract with FC Bayern Munich since July 2022 and is a Morocco national player. After the post caused a stir, the footballer commented again on Sunday evening. A statement available to the dpa said in English: “The point is that I strive for peace and justice in this world. This means that I will always be against all forms of terrorism, hatred and violence.” He expressed disappointment at having to clarify this.
“Terrible conflict that has spiraled out of control”
“I don’t understand why people think the opposite about me and why I’m associated with hateful groups,” Mazraoui continued. It’s not currently about what he or others think. “Innocent people are being killed every day as a result of this terrible conflict that has spiraled out of control.” We should speak out against this, saying the situation is “simply inhumane. Finally, I would like to make it clear that it was never my intention, consciously or unconsciously, to offend or hurt anyone.”
FC Bayern initially did not provide any information as to whether the Instagram post had any consequences for the 25-year-old professional. Mazraoui is currently with the Moroccan national team, with whom he played a friendly against Ivory Coast on Saturday evening.
Four footballers against the rest of the world?
In another Instagram story, Mazraoui shared a post in which four contributions from Moroccan national players are shown, namely those of the Bayern defender himself as well as former Bundesliga player Abdelhamid Sabiri (Siegen, Nuremberg, Paderborn), Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray Istanbul) and Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse FC). The article claims, among other things, that the players should be silenced. “It’s literally us against the world!” they also say. All four footballers shared the post on their pages.
Shortly after the attack became known, FC Bayern wrote on Platform X that they were worried about their friends in Israel. Munich’s reserve goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is Israeli and shared an emotional message on Instagram on Sunday morning in which he called on athletes to speak out against terrorism. (dpa)
2023-10-16 09:24:21
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