APR’s Feller risks Cecafa wrath

DAR ES SALAAM - APR’s Dutch coach Rene Feller’s troubles seems to be increasing day by day here in Dar es salaam where the army side where ejected from the on going Cecafa/Kagame Cup by Tanzania’s Simba Fc 2-0 on Tuesday. The Dutchman’s latest troubles emanate from the game with Simba when he stormed out of the post match press conference, an obligatory prerequisite by Cecafa and the sponsors. In a press conference that was being aired live on Tanzania Broadcasting Cooperation (TBC) TV, Feller stormed out of the room that was organized for the press conference saying that he can’t share the same platform with an assistant coach. Simba’s assistant coach Jamhuri Kihwelo attended the press conference instead of head coach Dusan Kondic. However the stunt didn’t impress the veteran coach who stormed out of the media centre fuming “assistant coach, assistant coach?” When contacted to comment on the possible punishment, Cecafa’s Nicolas Musonye said that the matter awaits a committee meeting to assess the match commissioner’s report. According to the rules and guild lines booklet issued by Cecafa at the beginning of the tournament the referees and match commissioners must hand in their reports within three hours after the end of the game. According to the same booklet’s Basic rules concerning fines; (Teams failing to honor post match interviews will be fined US $ 100). The meeting is expected to take place today. On Monday during the quarterfinals teams’ meeting Feller was criticized by the coach of Miembeni for being part of the noisy crowd that enjoys the loudest music at the hotel with his players cheering him from their hotel widows. Ends

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APR’s Feller risks Cecafa wrath