A former Premier League star was known as “AK-47” forward of his facet’s opening AFCON match on Tuesday.
Ex-Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara, who was arrested for preventing a employees member on the membership’s coaching floor in 2019, has worn the No47 shirt for a lot of his profession as a result of reality his initials are A and Ok, therefore his nickname, AK-47.
The thought of gamers and followers taking part in as much as such a macabre joke should not shock anybody, however for the Africa Cup of Nations’ official X account to do the identical is bonkers. Ahead of Mauritania’s 1-0 defeat to Burkina Faso, an official graphic exhibiting the line-ups did the rounds on social media.
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This is as a result of Kamara, who was chosen up entrance for Mauritania, was referred to by his nickname, “AK-47”, whereas each different participant merely had their surnames listed.
In response, one X consumer wrote: “There’s no way there’s a player actually going by ‘AK-47’ hahah.” Another mentioned: “Can’t stop laughing at AK-47 playing for Mauritania,” whereas a 3rd joked: “Bet that AK-47 bloke is a decent shooter.”
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While Kamara at the moment wears the No27 shirt for his nation, he wore No. 47 at Fulham, Yeni Malatyaspor, Aris Thessaloniki and Olympiacos. These days he is plying his commerce within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), having signed for Al-Jazira in September.
The 28-year-old spent 4 years on the books at Fulham, becoming a member of them from French outfit Amiens in 2017. He scored 17 objectives in 94 video games for the London membership and had an unpleasant altercation whereas there with a safety guard at Fulham’s Motspur Park coaching floor in 2019.
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Kamara was arrested on suspicion of precise bodily hurt and legal injury and was subsequently banned from all membership actions. He was later loaned out Yeni Malatyaspor, and though he returned to Fulham’s first crew set-up in 2020, he made simply 15 extra appearances earlier than being offered in 2021.