Leicester star Wesley Fofana has thanked Crystal Palace and the Premier League for letting him break his Ramadan fast last night.
The defender, 20, took an in-game break during Leicester’s 2-1 victory over Palace, alongside Eagles player Cheikhou Kouyate.
The duo were allowed to have a drink in what was the first Ramadan pause in Premier League history.
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Fofana took to social media to thank everyone who was involved, including Palace keeper Vicente Guaita. The shot-stopper waited before taking his goal kick to allow for the break.
Fofana said: “Just wanted to thank the @premierleague as well as @CPFC, @vguaita13 [and] all the Foxes for allowing me to break my fast tonight in the middle of the game.
“That’s what makes football wonderful.”
During the month of Ramadan, which runs from April 12 to May 12 this year, fasting Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours.
Once the sun had gone down, the game was briefly paused for Fofana and Kouyate to hydrate themselves.
Despite the lack of food and water before the game, Fofana was once again impressive in the Leicester victory. Although he could have done more to prevent Wilfried Zaha’s opener, he put in a solid all-round display that impressed our very own Will Ford.
The decision to pause the game won praise from Ismail Bhamji, founder of Muslim Chaplains in Sport.
He said: “It’s not something the Premier League had to do.
“By doing this they have set a very good precedent in sending a message of what the Premier League is actually doing in facilitating and accommodating for players of different faiths.
“It’s a very kind, lovely message from the Premier League to allow this to happen, and the clubs which were involved as well.
“They’ve gone out of their way to show their support for the Muslim player and I’m hopeful they will do this for other players if they request this as well.”
Fofana is expected to start in the Foxes’ next game as they continue their top four charge.
They travel to Southampton on Friday evening.
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