Story highlights FFA cancels Thailand training camp in show of support to Hakeem Al-AraibiAl-Araibi was detained by Thai officials at the request of Bahrain's governmentAl-Araibi plays for Australian club Pascoe Vale, where he has refugeee status(CNN) The Australian Football Federation (FFA) has canceled a proposed training camp in Thailand for its Under-23 men's national team in a show of support for Hakeem Al-Araibi, the refugee footballer who is fighting extradition to Bahrain. But the pre-tournament camp is now in the process of being moved as international outcry at the treatment of Al-Araibi grows. The FFA wrote in a statement on Wednesday: "Australia's national teams are united in their support for Hakeem al-Araibi." Al-Araibi, who fled Bahrain in 2014, holds refugee status in Australia, where he plays for semi-professional Melbourne-based club Pascoe Vale. He was arrested and detained while on his honeymoon in Thailand at the request of the Bahraini government.

Source: CNN February 06, 2019 12:33 UTC