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| Mohamed Aboutrika alienated some of his fans when he publicly endorsed Mohamed Morsi's 2012 presidential bid. |
BBC
Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror listing for his alleged links amongst the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says.
Mr Aboutrika is defendant of financially supporting the Brotherhood, which Arab Republic of Egypt considers a terrorist organisation.
In 2012, he endorsed the successful presidential bid past times Mohamed Morsi, a Brotherhood member.
The deed past times the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year alienated some of his fans.
Any somebody named on the country's terror listing is dependent champaign to a go ban together with faces having their passport together with assets frozen.
Mr Aboutrika's lawyer, Mohamed Osman, said the deed was "contrary to the law", adding that his customer had "not been convicted or formally notified of whatever of the charges against him".
"We volition appeal this decision," Mr Osman said. Mr Aboutrika has strenuously denied the allegations.
Causing a division
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 old star of Cairo's al-Ahly gild together with the national team, Mr Aboutrika was dubbed The Prince of Hearts, The Magician together with The Saint during his playing days.
But his determination to publicly back upward Mr Morsi, who lasted only i twelvemonth inwards power, divide opinion.
The army's crackdown on Brotherhood members, left hundreds of people dead together with thousands inwards jail.
Mr Morsi was ousted next days of volume anti-government protests inwards 2013.
Mr Aboutrika, i of the most successful African footballers of his generation, retired from football game inwards the same year.
