Moroccan player Hamza Mendyl has apologized on Sunday on his Instagram for insulting an Atlas Lions fan, reports Belgian daily 7 sur 7. Mendyl who plays as a left-back for Schalke 04 got angry at a fan who criticized his playing techniques at the game that brought the Morocco national football team and Comoros on Saturday, 13th of October. H.Mendyl qui présente ses excuses pic.twitter.com/pbuAhrHjc9 — hafyane.hamid (@hafyanehamid) 14 octobre 2018 The player's remarks sparked controversy on social media, which pushed him to publish an apology on his Instagram. For the record, Hamza Mendyl is a Moroccan-Ivorian player who graduated from Mohammed V Football Academy. He joined Schalke 04 in August 2018 and was summoned this summer by the Atlas Lions' coach Hervé Renard to be part of the 2018 World Cup squad.
