Sierra Leone international midfielder John Kamara faces punishment for “racism” after making a protest against his treatment by his club Lamia over the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.
The 26-year-old is set to face the disciplinary committee of the Greek Football League on Thursday for a violation of antiracism regulations, the league said on Friday.
The charge relates Lamia’s 1-0 victory over Larisa on Monday, after which the midfielder lifted his jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the words: “We are west Africans. We are not a virus.”
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The T-shirt also had the flags of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea printed on it.
Earlier this month, Kamara had complained that his club forced him to respect a lengthy rest period when returning from international duty due to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.
In an interview with the BBC, Kamara, back from Cameroon where his team had lost 2-0 in Yaounde, had accused Lamia of telling him that he “may not be with the team [for] 15 to 21 days” because he went to “play in Africa and because of the Ebola virus.”
Lamia downplayed the case, insisting that the period of rest suggested to Kamara was much lower.
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