Mohamed Salah has said people "shouldn't be sent straight to the guillotine" after Amr Warda was kicked out of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations squad following accusations of sexual harassment.
The decision to dismiss Warda came after British-Egyptian model Merhan Keller shared multiple screenshots of alleged exchanges between her and 25-year-old forward.
Keller also shared screenshots of messages that had allegedly been sent to other women.
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The Egyptian FA subsequently took the decision to axe the player from their squad midway through the tournament, which they are hosting, but made no reference to the allegations in their statement.