Menzi Magubane
Coach Gavin Hunt could find himself in hot water with CAF after comments he made when Kaizer Chiefs were held to a goalless draw by Horoya SC on Tuesday night.
“The CAF agenda is clear. You pay, you get results. You don’t pay, you don’t get results,” Hunt told the media after Amakhosi began their CAF Champions League campaign at home on Tuesday.
“We have five or six continents around the globe but this one is the worst,” Hunt told the media after the match. Botswana referee Joshua Bodo denied Chiefs two goals by Samir Nurkovic judging them as offside.
This comment may easily see the former Bidvest Wits coach sanctioned by CAF.
“If I’m to be banned for these comments it’s okay,” he said.
“When I did my Fifa pro licence I was told that a coach depends on his tactics and not to buy officials or manipulate matches.”
He said they dominated and they scored two disallowed goals.
“It is one of the disappointing organisations in football. It is a poor standard.”
On Thursday Amakhosi are expected to travel to Burkina Faso to meet Moroccan powerhouse Wydad Casablanca in the second Group C match. This match will be held at the 4 August Stadium in Ouagadougou on Sunday at 6pm.
The match was initially scheduled to take place in Morocco two weeks ago but due to travel restrictions in Morocco it was postponed until CAF forced Wydad to find a neutral venue.
Burkina Faso don’t have tight restrictions and were happy to help out. Chiefs are heading to this match with points in the bag while Wydad have three after they won against Angolan club Petro de Luanda on Tuesday.
Horoya are top of Group C with four points.
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