The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is set to touch the lives of billions around the world, and footballers are far from exempt from this fact.
Mahrous Mahmoud, a defender for Beni Suef SC in the Egyptian second division, has been working as a street vendor to provide for his family during lockdown.
After sport in Egypt was halted in mid-March, Mahmoud’s club cut player wages and he lost some $200 from his monthly salary.
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In order to feed his family, he has worked as a construction worker and at a bakery, selling Ramadan sweets in Mafalut, 350 kilometres south of Cairo.