Mo Salah donates to Gaza via Egyptian Red Crescent

Mo Salah with his wife and daughters. (Getty Images)
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Updated 16 October 2023
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Mo Salah donates to Gaza via Egyptian Red Crescent

  • Rami Al-Nazer: ‘It’s true, Mohamed Salah donated to the Red Crescent to support the people affected by the Israeli bombing in Gaza’
  • Al-Nazer: ‘Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian star who has a broad fan base and interacts with Arab issues positively’

LONDON: Liverpool striker and the captain of Egypt’s national football team Mo Salah has donated to the people of Gaza through the Egyptian Red Crescent, said the executive director of the charity Rami Al-Nazer.

“It’s true, Mohamed Salah donated to the Red Crescent to support the people affected by the Israeli bombing in Gaza,” Nazer told Egyptian publication Youm7.

Nazer refused to reveal the value of Salah’s donation, based on the player’s wish, explaining: “The details of the donors or the details of what happened cannot be revealed.”

“Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian star who has a broad fan base and interacts with Arab issues positively,” he said.

Nazer praised Salah, saying it was the first time that the Egyptian star has donated to the Red Crescent.


Mid East Falcons finish strong with victory over Arabia Wolves

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Mid East Falcons finish strong with victory over Arabia Wolves

  • Abu Dhabi franchise beat their Dubai counterparts 3-2 to finish the inaugural Baseball United season joint top with Mumbai Cobras

DUBAI: Five pitchers combined to complete a five-hit, two-run game, while Jake Hjelle and Federico Celli each drove in a run, to give the Mid East Falcons a 3-2 victory over the Arabia Wolves at Baseball United Ballpark on Sunday.

Left-handed starter Shotaro Kasahara worked for 3.0 IP, allowing only one hit, with three walks and one strikeout. Yunis Halim, who earned the victory, pitched two scoreless innings, with one walk.

Stephen Mufareh (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER), Yudai Mizuchina (1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO), Shotaro Nakata (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 SO) and Yokohama Baystars prospect Haru Shoshioka, who earned the save (1.0 IP, 1 SO), completed the pitching line for Mid East.

As for the offense, Alejandro de Aza went 2-for-3 with one run scored and Federico Celli went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Celli reached nine RBIs in the last two games.

With this result, the Mid East Falcons finished the season tied 6-3 with the Mumbai Cobras in the final standings. Both will dispute the United Series starting on Dec. 12.

Other highlights:

Michael Robles went 1-for-3 with a triple and one RBI, as the standout performer in the Wolves’ offense.

Angelo Cabral took the loss, after 4.0 IP, where he allowed four hits, two earned runs, gave up one walk and struck out three.

Arabia allowed a total of 20 runs in this regular season final series, with only nine runs scored.

With this result, the Wolves ended with a 4-5 record.