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On May 14, Idrissa Guye was absent from the Parisian group to travel to Montpellier for Ligue 1. In the final whistle, Mauricio Pochettino admitted that his Senegalese midfielder was not injured and that his absence was due to a personal order. That weekend, all Ligue 1 teams wore a rainbow-colored T-shirt in support of the fight against homophobia.

As in the previous season, the 32-year-old midfielder, who was born in Dakar, did not want to wear it. An election that was discussed in the media for several days. Some understood the gesture of the former “Lily” midfielder, others thought that the latter had a disrespectful attitude towards world affairs.

Senegalese journalist Bacary Cisse wanted to defend the PSG player on this topic on RMC on Sunday evening. Trying to understand the context surrounding Senegal on this issue of homosexuality. « It is a misunderstandingHe says. We should not forget that Idrissa Ghana Guye was born in Senegal, she grew up there, she was educated. We respect what other people do, but we should not hold them back in their culture. Culturally, no one would understand if he did something other than what he did. He is not the only one. »

The attitude of Guy, who has never spoken publicly about this issue, especially regretting the lack of support from his club, has been welcomed in his country. « Today, Idrissa Ghana Guye has the full support of all Senegalese, all AfricansOur partner who causes “cultural shock” notices. In this case, the boys should not be stigmatized, he will not be able to justify this gesture. In Senegal, of course, he was portrayed as a hero. For us, Idrissa Ghana Guye is a hero»: It should be reminded that in Senegal, which is 95% a Muslim country, a country with a lot of practice, the law stipulates that ” is punishable by imprisonment for a term of one to five years, with a fine of 100,000 to 1,500,000 francs. (From 152 to 2286 euros) anyone who has committed an immoral or unnatural act with a person of their own sex «.