Toulouse FC has decided to drop its Moroccan international striker Zakaria Aboukhlal from the group, following an altercation between the player and an elected Toulouse player on April 30 on the sidelines of celebrations after Téf’s victory in the Coupe de France final. France against Nantes.
Aboukhlal will train “away from the professional group, until further notice” announced the TFC Monday evening in a press release. “Pending the results of an internal investigation, the club will not make any further comment until the conclusion of the latter” also specified the Toulouse Football Club.
A little earlier in the day, information from RMC Sport, later confirmed to AFP by a source familiar with the matter, reported a heated altercation between the 23-year-old Moroccan international and Laurence Arribagé, Sports Assistant at the town hall of Toulouse on April 30, in the Salle des Illustres at the Capitole.
Aboukhlal again at the center of extra-sporting news
The player notably told the Toulouse elected official “that in his country women do not speak to men like that” while the elected official asked him to make less noise, on the occasion of the celebration of the Coupe de France. won the day before against Nantes (5-1).
This is the second time in two days that Zakaria Aboukhlal (13 goals and 5 assists in all competitions this season) has found himself at the heart of his club’s news. On Sunday he had already refused (along with four other teammates) to play in the match between TFC and Nantes counting for the 35th day of L1 so as not to have to wear the rainbow flocked jersey for the weekend of the fight against France. homophobia in football.