Mostafa Mohamed and Nantes dropped to Ligue 2 after a 1-0 defeat to Lens confirmed the club’s relegation.
Mostafa Mohamed and FC Nantes were relegated from Ligue 1 after a defeat to Lens confirmed the club’s drop to Ligue 2 with one match left.
Mohamed came on in the 82nd minute, but Nantes failed to find an equaliser after 16-year-old Mezian Mesloub scored the winning goal for Lens late in the match.
Nantes needed a win to keep alive their chance of reaching the relegation playoff. The defeat left them second from bottom on 23 points, five behind Auxerre, with one league game remaining.
The result ended Nantes’ 13-year stay in the French top flight. Lens moved to 67 points and secured Champions League qualification.
The Egyptian striker had recently ended an 84-day scoring drought by scoring in a 1-1 draw against Brest in April.
Mostafa Mohamed joined FC Nantes on loan from Galatasaray in 2022 before the club activated its purchase option in June 2023. During his first season, he scored 11 goals and made five assists.