A stupid action in Fortnite: Battle Royale may have ruined the career of a young footballer. As he showed his bare butt in a stream, he was kicked out of his national team.
What happened? Currently, the Africa Cup is taking place in professional football, where the African football national associations are determining their continental champion. Among them is the North African state of Algeria with its national team.
While waiting for his next game, the Algerian backup goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja played Fortnite and streamed everything from his hotel room.
Suddenly, his teammate Haris Belkebla appeared on screen, pulled down his pants, and presented his bare butt to the stream viewers.
Player has to go home
These were the consequences of showing skin: The action with the bare butt was certainly meant as a rough joke by Belkebla. However, the naked backside quickly spread through social media, and soon the team’s manager, Djamel Belmadi, caught wind of the issue.
He found the action anything but funny, and shortly thereafter, Haris Belkebla was informed that he would no longer be part of the team. Instead, he was sent home. The coach’s reason was that they wanted to “maintain discipline within the team.”
Whether the 25-year-old midfielder, who normally plays for the French club Stade Brest, can still hope for a career as a national player in the Algerian team is uncertain.
This is especially bitter as the player was only recently ceremoniously inducted into the team with a special initiation ritual last Sunday.
The streamer himself might also face trouble since Twitch clearly prohibits showing nudity in streams.
In any case, there seem to be ongoing issues with Fortnite in professional football:
