Hyderabad, Jan. 1 -- A 28-year-old Egyptian footballer, who has previously featured in the English Premier League, was on December 30, 2025, sentenced to one year in prison for allegedly forging his academic documents.

The footballer, Ramadan Sobhi, was arrested in July 2025 after returning from Turkey, where the Pyramids Football Club had completed a pre-season camp, following allegations of falsifying official documents and having another individual appear for exams on his behalf at a private tourism and hospitality institute in Giza Governorate, Central Egypt.

According to a report by Reuters, Sobhi is one of the four people accused of forgery. A local court in Giza sentenced Sobhi to prison with hard labour. The third accused was ac...