You can fast all year, Lierse coach tells Abdul-Wahed

The Egyptian, who insisted to fast on matchday, came on as a second-half substitute to steer Lierse to victory with an emphatic long-range effort.

Lierse coach Herman Helleputte vowed to leave out Egyptian duo Abdul-Wahed and Ahmed Samir as long as the pair carries on observing the month of Ramadan.

However, injuries and suspensions forced the manager to recall the ex-Zamalek duo, especially with the team's poor results throughout the month.

Gift

"It was difficult for me to be relegated to the reserve team, but this goal at Tienen was a gift from God," Abdul-Wahed told FilGoal.com.

"I tried hard to explain to the coach that I can perform while fasting, I am used to this since I have played many times in Ramadan during daylight with Tersana.

"Thank God I had that opportunity to prove my point, I was the only fasting player on the pitch and yet I scored the only goal.

"After the game, the manager told me 'if you can keep it like that, I hope you stay fasting all year'!"

"I think I demonstrated that fasting cannot have a negative impact on players."

The victory at Tienen saw Lierse jumping from 17th to 12th in the Belgian second division table.