Souleymane Coulibaly spreads lies about Egypt & Al Ahly

AWOL striker Souleymane Coulibaly alleged that ill-treatment he received from his Ahly teammates and management was the reason behind his sudden departure, claiming that he was being �treated like a slave�.

In a lengthy post on his personal Twitter account, Coulibaly cited numerous reasons he claimed were behind his decision to leave Ahly without the management�s consent, including �his teammates refusal to pass the ball� among others.

�I�m not crazy I left for a reason. I�m very sorry but I could not stay in that team anymore,� the 22-year-old Ivorian posted.

�My passport was held hostage. I was forced to do what I was told for example bow down and pray every time I scored.

�I did not feel comfortable in the team and (the) environment. I have tried my hardest for five months but I�ve reached my limit.

�The team wasn�t welcoming; they never passed the ball so I have to fight and struggle to get a hold of the ball in order to score.

�The coach forced me to play how he wanted me to play� If I didn�t obey the orders I get taken to the office and yelled at.

�My wife and kids are traumatized, my family are Christian and they didn�t feel comfortable practicing their religion in the country.

�I�ve been playing and working hard since I�ve started without the right to a break. I left without saying because I had to flee the first chance I had a hold of my passport.”

The statement from former Spurs striker Souleymane Coulibaly who has fled Egyptian club Al Ahly after human rights violations pic.twitter.com/f8S4aiFoLr

— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) June 4, 2017

Taher refutes Coulibaly’s claims

Meanwhile, Ahly chairman Mahmoud Taher was quick to issue a statement refuting Coulibaly�s claims, asserting that the player resorted to such tactics only after learning that the club had complained him to FIFA.

�Ahly totally rejects Coulibaly�s allegations. These are all faulty accusations which never happened,� Taher said in a press conference.

�Neither there was persecution from his teammates nor the team�s management. These are all lies.

�He never revealed personally to me similar problems he was facing during his time at the club despite my numerous meetings with him.

�He only resorted to such tactics after learning that Ahly were complaining him to FIFA to preserve their rights.�

More than a week ago, Ahly were stunned to find out that Coulibaly, who joined from Scottish side Kilmarnock in January, was not available in training after returning from Garoua following their 2-0 Champions League win over Cotonsport.

Football director Sayed Abdel-Hafiz later revealed that the Ivorian striker has sent him a message saying that he had to fly to London citing �emergency family reasons�, while stressing the latter would be heavily sanctioned.

Coulibaly�s representative announced the following day that his client did not travel to England to negotiate a move to a new club as was rumored, asserting that the player � who is on a three-and-a-half year deal with Ahly � fully respects his contract.

But with the Coulibaly�s absence continuing, Ahly decided to lodge a complaint with FIFA to preserve their rights, as revealed by their president Taher earlier on Sunday.

The Ahly decision came after Coulibaly�s representative had revealed that the player wants to rescind his contract with the Cairo club by mutual consent � which the club totally refused.