‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’

Footballer Suleiman al-Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to the Palestine Football Association

Mohamed Salah has criticised Uefa for failing to state how a footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” died in a tribute it posted.

Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday in southern Gaza when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the Palestine Football Association (PFA) said.

‘‘Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the ‘Palestinian Pelé’, Uefa posted on X on Friday. ‘‘A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times.’’

Salah replied to Uefa’s post on Saturday, saying: “Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?”