N'Golo Kante carries injured Ismael Bennacer's crutches during hajj

A video of new Al-Ittihad recruit N'Golo Kante's act of humanity towards AC Milan's Algerian playmaker Ismael Bennacer while performing hajj has gone viral.
MENA
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The New Arab Staff
London
29 June, 2023
N'Golo Kante was seen carrying Bennacer's crutches as the players perform Hajj [Getty]

A video clip showing N’Golo Kante holding the crutches of Ismael Bennacer as both men perform the Muslim pilgrimage of hajj has gone viral.

Kante, who is a French Muslim of Malian descent, has recently signed for Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad. Algerian midfielder Bennacer was injured at the end of last season while playing with AC Milan.

Kante's holding Bennacer’s crutches as the Algerian is pushed along in a wheelchair was seen by some of the video's viewers as a testament to the atmosphere of humbleness and equality that hajj is supposed to represent.

Al-Ittihad signed World Cup winner Kante on a three-year deal worth £86.2 million earlier this month. Bennacer is currently recuperating from a tear in his cruciate ligament.

This year’s annual hajj pilgrimage drew 1.8 million pilgrims. 

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