Belgian Coach Sacked In Tanzania
Tanzanian giants, Young Africans FC (Yanga), have sacked their Belgian manager, Luc Eymael, for derogatory remarks he made in an extraordinary rant last week.
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In a widely circulated recording,
The 60-year-old is heard calling Tanzanian fans, dogs and comparing them to chanting monkeys.
He was talking after some supporters in the stadium showed displeasure to changes he made during last Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against Mtibwa Sugar.
The club announced his sacking on Monday as Eymael denied his comments were aimed at Yanga supporters.
“I was provoked by a fan from our rivals Simba and I apologised on Friday for my comments,” he told BBC Sport Africa.
Eymael’s rant also complained about the state of the pitches in Tanzania, the officiating in the league and also the administration at Yanga for not fulfilling its promises to him.
Eymael has a lot of experience working on the continent, Yanga were his 12th club in Africa, after stints in DR Congo, Gabon, Algeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt and three times in South Africa.
