CAN: Comoros "keeper" Chaker Alhadhur puts his famous taped jersey up for auction for a good cause

The Comoros, the duckling who made it to the round of 16 of the CAN, are already among the good surprises and the refreshing teams of the competition, which ended with Senegal's victory over the Egypt in the final on Sunday (0-0, 4-2 on penalties).

The small selection of the Indian Ocean has all the more captured sympathy that it had to play at short notice a defender, the player of AC Ajaccio (Ligue 2) Chaker Alhadhur, as goalkeeper during the match. against Cameroon.

For the occasion, for lack of an authentic goalkeeper jersey, Alhadhur and his comrades had to improvise homemade flocking and had thus taped a number 3 on the back of a simple outfield player's jersey.

This initiative had also earned a fine for the Comoros, Fifa not joking with the protocol at this level of competition.

I had the chance to live an exceptional moment and it was important for me that this experience could benefit causes that are close to my heart. This is why I put on my Comoros goalkeeper jersey "taped on the back" worn in the round of 16 against the auction pic.twitter.com/bkCjhKZsP1

— Chaker Alhadhur (@Alhadhurchaker) February 8, 2022

But who cares since the anecdote only had more impact and, at the end of the end, will serve the good cause.

Four associations will receive the benefits

Heroic in the Comorian cage against the Indomitable Lions in his makeshift jersey, Alhadhur, author in particular of a double parade from elsewhere, announced on social networks on Tuesday that he had decided to auction the now famous jersey. tinkered with this meeting, specifying that the sum obtained would be donated to four associations.

“All of the profits from this auction will be donated to four associations: Les Coelacanthes and the Anfia Ibrahim Social Centre;

Humanipedia;

Smile of Orphans,” Alhadhur shared on Twitter.

As a reminder, if Ajaccien had to put on the gloves, it was because the starting goalkeeper was injured and goalkeeper No. 2, Ali Ahamada, who tested negative for Covid-19 - after a first positive test - had been prevented from participating, in accordance with the protocol of the Confederation of African Football.

Despite this handicap, the Comorians had made their match against the team of the host country, losing only with the score of 2-1.

If the Comoros have caught the eye and won the hearts of football fans around the world, then it's a safe bet that, for a good cause, the bidding will rise very high.