Alibec has a rival in the Superliga » Craiova's player, LIVE on Counter-Strike the day after the match: “What are you doing, hothead?”

On February 1, Assad Al Hamlawi played about 20 minutes in Farul – Universitatea Craiova 4-1, introduced towards the end in the hope that he would bring an offensive addition.

In Thursday's match with the Steel, the Palestinian striker was no longer part of the team. The official explanation, obtained by GSP.ro: “He had a minor injury, a fibrillar injury, and we didn't want to take any chances“.

Until he is fit to play again, Al Hamlawi tries to unwind through video games. This afternoon, the day after the Steel match, he recorded LIVE playing Counter-Strike 2, one of the most popular “shooters” in the world.

Assad Al Hamlawi, LIVE on Counter-Strike the day after the match: “What are you doing baby?”

Wearing a t-shirt with the University's insignia, helmet on and focused on the game, Al Hamlawi was watched by an average of more than 300 people.

An employee of the club, the photographer Marius Diaconu, known within the team as “Marko”, made a place in the comments section.

“Yo Assad, this is Marko from the media department,” he wrote in English, adding a sentence in Romanian, probably an inside joke: “what are you doing honey”.

TikTok users had fun in the comments section, with some comparing him to Denis Alibec, another video game fanatic: “The new Alibec,” someone wrote.

At one point, Assad spoke to the pursuers, who challenged him to say the words he knows in Romanian. “What are you doing?”, “Good luck” and “Health,” the Palestinian said. He also stated that he can speak 3 languages ​​and that he understands certain words in Romanian as well.

Later, the Palestinian was joined by his competitor for the position, Steven Nsimba, an anti-Otelu integralist.