Overview
- The Giza Criminal Court convicted the 28-year-old for academic fraud involving falsified documents and proxy exam-taking at the Pharaonic Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels in Giza.
- A second defendant received one year with labor, a third was acquitted, and a fugitive co-defendant was sentenced in absentia to 10 years.
- Local reports say Sobhi was arrested in July after returning from a Pyramids FC pre-season camp in Turkey.
- Sobhi has denied involvement, saying he had no knowledge of the disputed certificates or records, and Pyramids FC said it respects the judicial process and is awaiting an appeal from his lawyers before further comment.
- Separately, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in November imposed a four-year suspension after upholding anti-doping violations stemming from a March 2024 positive test that WADA challenged.