Wesley Fofana Posts Emotional Statement After Being Allowed To Break Fast Vs Crystal Palace

Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana has thanked the Premier League and Crystal Palace players for allowing him to break his fast mid-match.

Fofana is a devout Muslim and thanks to a break in play in the 35th minute, he was able to get some fluids inside him after not eating or drinking in daylight hours.

The 20-year-old took to Twitter following Monday's 2-1 win and gave a special shoutout to his Leicester teammates as well as Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.

He said: Just wanted to thank the Premier League as well as Crystal Palace, Vicente Guaita all [sic] the Foxes for allowing me to break my fast tonight in the middle of the game. That's what makes football wonderful."

Ramadan started on April in the United Kingdom and will continue until May 12.

Manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed Fofana was fasting last week and substituted the Frenchman against West Bromwich Albion on Thursday.

He played the full 90 minutes last night however as Leicester took a huge step towards Champions League qualification.

Palace did take the lead inside 12 minutes thanks to Wilfried Zaha finishing off a slick counter attack.

Timothy Castagne equalised early in the second half before Kelechi Iheanacho's thunderbolt ten minutes from time earned all three points.

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Leicester need three wins from their final five games to qualify for the Champions League.

Last year saw them miss out on the final day and Rodgers praised his side's desire after coming from a goal behind.

"We had that hunger and desire. It's a real collective win," said Rodgers per Enfield Independent.

"I always look forward and never behind, there are still five games to go and tonight we equalled our points total from last season. Now we can recover from three tough games in nine days.

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"We are constantly looking to improve. Each year you are always looking to improve in terms of maturity and football.

"We have matched last season and if we can gain more points in the next five games it shows we are developing. I get great joy seeing these guys getting better every day."

Topics: Leicester City, Football, Wesley Fofana, Premier League, Crystal Palace

Daniel Marland

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