Frédéric Kanouté has been practising Islam since he was around the age of 20. This meant that his current club in the 2006/07 La Liga season, Sevilla, had to give him a brand-free jersey every match, because of the club's sponsorâ??888.com, an internet gambling siteâ??and gambling is against the principles of Islam. The company, however, agreed to give some money to an Islamic charity in return for Kanouté wearing the sponsored kit. Frédéric Kanouté has splashed out more than US$700,000 to buy his own mosque in Spain. The privately owned mosque was due to be sold after a contract to use the premises by the local Muslim population had expired. The Islamic Community of Spain confirmed that a last-minute appeal was made to Kanouté after the mosque had been put up for sale.[6]
In 2006, he has launched an appeal to establish a 'Childrenâ??s Village' in Mali.[7]Kanoute is married to Fatima and they have two small kids, Ibrahim and Iman.
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