Ismaily's Ghanaian striker Emmanuel Banahene (Photo: the club's official Facebook page)
Ismaily’s Ghanaian striker Emmanuel Banahene went AWOL from the team on Friday with the Egyptian club threatening to lodge a complaint with world-governing body FIFA.
“The player surprisingly left the club hotel without permission, collected his personal belongings and switched off his phone despite the good treatment here,” Ismaily said in a statement via its official website.
“Since taking charge in September, the current management paid the player’s financial due on time to maintain the team’s stability."
“The player has reneged on agreements with the management on more than one occasion and so the club will lodge a complaint with FIFA,” the statement concluded.
The 28-year-old Banahene, who scored nine league goals last season, joined Ismaily in 2014 from Saudi side Al-Orubah. He has scored three goals in the Egyptian league so far this season.
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