12 minutes agoFIFA: For Muslim football players Pandemia Coronavirus has a good side, can fast more easily
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(6 years ago)During the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan, the question often arises about the ability of athletes in general, and footballers in particular, to fast for a full month, without affecting their performance or physical ability. But for Muslim football players, Pandemia Coved 19 has at least one good side, it wrote. FIFA.com. [...]
During the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan, the question often arises about the ability of athletes in general, and footballers in particular, to fast for a full month, without affecting their performance or physical ability.
But for Muslim football players, Pandemia Coved 19 has at least one good side, it wrote. FIFA.com.
With football suspended almost worldwide, they should not fast and play fights without drinking water all day long. In Ramadan they have the unique opportunity to adhere to religious obligations and spend longer time with their families.
Muslim players are experiencing a different Ramadan this year, Algeria's resident Islam Slimani has said of FIFA.com.
This is good for Muslim players. In past months of Ramadan, I have fasted during exercises and matches since for me, just as for all Muslims, Ramadan is a sacred month”.
Sliman, who plays for Ligue 1 team Monaco, where he is loaned by Leicester City and who has previously played in Portugal and Turkey, added: “Some players were unable to fast during the matches played in Ramadan. This year they don't have these options”.
Youssef Mohammad, former Lebanon promoter and former German Coelney captain, says Muslim players have great opportunity this year to experience the holy spirit of Ramadan without pressure from games or exercises.
The success of football activities at this moment is good news for Muslim players”, he said. “They can fast in holy month without getting tired of training or fighting. This year they can experience the special atmosphere coming with Ramadan”.
The former protector, known as “Dodo”, has played for Fraiburg for three years. He has remembered the challenges he had as a player.
Over time in Europe, the period of fasting was especially long. At first, it was hard for me to fast under match pressure, but in later years, thanks to the dietologist in Koeln, things got a little better”.
“carantina because of the coronary clearly bad, but it has some good elements for Muslim football players”, says French defender Wilfried Moibba.
“In recent years Ramadan has come in very difficult times, during preparations for the new edition, when the exercises are long and difficult. Two and three sessions a day are held. It was not easy to fast at that time, since we needed water to get some energy”.
He has said that fasting at home this year has given him the opportunity to spend time with his wife and children and to help people during the holy month. He says he didn't have that in the past.
The Bangladesh Football Federation has used the suspension of football during Ramadan to help people affected by Coved 19. This federation currently prepares a suit for iftar and distributes it to more than 300 people a day. Players and former players and various clubs are contributing to this initiative.
