Mohamed Camara has been banned for four games after the Monaco midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt.
The 24-year-old Mali player put white tape over the campaign logo on his chest during the club’s 4-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on May 19.
“After hearing the player Mohamed Camara, and noting his refusal during the meeting to carry out one or more actions to raise awareness of the fight against homophobia, the Commission decided to impose a four-match suspension,” the LFP said in a statement.
Last week, France’s sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera told French radio station RTL that Camara should face “the strongest penalties”.
All Ligue 1 clubs wore the campaign logo on their shirts on the final day of the season, with the competition’s emblem in rainbow colors, as part of an initiative by the LFP, the organization that oversees the top two tiers of French football.
Camara also covered up the rainbow emblem.
The Malian Football Federation released a statement supporting Camara, saying “players are citizens like any others, whose fundamental rights must be protected in all circumstances.”
Meanwhile, Monaco’s chief executive Thiago Scuro told French media that the club supports the LFP’s campaign and will address the situation with Camara “internally.”
“It was a personal initiative from Mo Camara,” Scuro told French media. “We will have this conversation with Mo internally. Internally, we will discuss this situation.
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