The Giza Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Ramadan Sobhi, a player for Pyramids FC, to one year in prison with hard labor over the case of exam fraud in which he and three others were accused. The court also convicted the individual who took the exams for the other defendant and sentenced him to the same punishment. The court acquitted a security guard involved in the case, and sentenced the fourth defendant, who remains at large and is known as “Tarek al-Masry,” to 10 years in prison. Al-Masry Al-Youm observed Sobhi being transported under heavy security escort to his prison at kilometer 10.5 on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road after the verdict was issued. Sobhi explained that his interest in these documents was for travel and social appearance purposes, denying any knowledge of the exam details or any impersonation.

Source: Egypt Independent December 31, 2025 12:48 UTC