Mohamed Salah has broken his silence after international teammate Amr Warda was sent home from Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations campaign in disgrace.
Warda, 25, appeared as a substitute in the host nation's opening game against Zimbabwe but will play no further part in the tournament.
Warda, who plays his club football in Greece, has been embroiled in allegations that he sexually harassed a number of women on the internet.
Merhan Keller, a British-Egyptian model, released screenshots of inappropriate messages she, and other women, received from Warda on Instagram and Whatsapp.
A statement on the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) website read: "The head of the Egyptian Football Federation, Hani Abu Reda, has decided to dismiss Amr Warda from the team's camp after consulting with the team's technical and administrative staff in order to maintain the state of discipline, commitment and concentration.
"The national team will complete the African Nations Championship with 22 players."
Warda, who has 29 caps to his name, plays in Greece for PAOK but has been loaned to Atromitos for parts of the last two seasons
Salah condemned the acts surrounding the allegations, but insisted that Warda shouldn't have been "sent straight to the guillotine".
Salah, who scored in Egypt's 2-0 victory over DR Congo on Wednesday, wrote on Twitter : "Women must be treated with the utmost respect. 'No' means 'no'. Those things are and must remain sacred.
"I also believe that many who make mistakes can change for the better and shouldn’t be sent straight to the guillotine, which is the easiest way out.
"We need to believe in second chances... we need to guide and educate. Shunning is not the answer."
Warda apologised for his actions in a Facebook video, in which he said: "Sorry to anyone who is upset at me or anyone I have upset."
Aston Villa winger, and national captain, Ahmed Elmohamady added: "Amr Warda is one of us and we all make mistakes. We will not leave Warda alone," he told reporters. "Warda represented Egypt on many occasions before, and what we should do is to stand by him...
"No player should be held accountable for anything done outside the pitch. We support Amr Warda."
