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'I should do any kind of work to feed my family' - Egyptian defender working as street vendor amid coronavirus crisis

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.