Egyptian Football Star Ramadan Sobhi Sentenced to One Year in Forgery Case
30 December 2025
Case Summary
The Giza Criminal Court in Shubra El-Khayma handed Ramadan Sobhi—Pyramids FC’s star—a one-year prison sentence with labor over alleged forgery of official documents.
The case traces back to the arrest of a person who sat an exam at a training institute on Sobhi’s behalf.
Sobhi was accused of arranging the forgery to enable the substitute to take the exam for him.
Status and Reactions
Sobhi intends to appeal, according to his lawyer Ashraf Abdel Aziz.
The court acquitted one co-defendant, while the man who sat the exams for Sobhi received a one-year term with labor, and a fourth defendant was sentenced in absentia to 10 years.
Sobhi’s family attended the session alongside teammates such as Sherif Ekramy, Ali Gaber, and Mohamed Reda “Bobu.”
Previously, the International Sports Court had suspended Sobhi for four years for tampering with a doping sample.
Punchline: If you’re going to forge, at least make it look like a masterclass—this one read more like a doodle in a geometry book. Punchline 2: In football and exams alike, the referee (and the judge) are never fooled by showy moves—stick to clean passes and honest work.
