The Kenyan served for the whole tournament until the last day when he was fired along with 200 others.

He was then jailed for protesting over wages and deported back to his country.

Maganga's deportation order charged him with "labour strike" and banned him from entering Qatar which forbids workers from striking. 

"It's a difficult moment for me, but we are hoping maybe justice will prevail," the 32-year-old said, as reported by Andrew Mills for Reuters.

Approximately 200 employees of Stark Security, which hired him, were involved in a protest in January following the mass dismissal.

Stark hired Maganga on a six-month contract last October but when the company terminated the deal, it did comply with the legally required one-month paid notice period introduced in 2020.

Maganga and his colleagues demanded pay for the full six months and refused to leave Stark's housing.

The company responded by cutting off the internet and stopped providing food. 

After receiving no responses from Stark, the group decided to go to the main office.

They boarded buses for the headquarters but Maganga says police stopped them and forced the buses to drive to a jail where Qatar detains foreigners for deportation.

He claims that they were locked in a dormitory for a week and then after being paid around $450 (£360/€410) for 18 days worked in December they were deported.

Labour rights charity Equidem has documented the deportation of 38 former Stark Security guards to Kenya, India, Pakistan and Nepal.

"Any attempt by those workers to organise even in the most informal, non-political way, gets punished and workers know that," said Mustafa Qadri, executive director of Equidem, as reported by Andrew Mills for Reuters.

"It sends a very clear signal: 'Do what you're told, don't complain'."