CAF: Finidi silent on ‘bench ban’

Enyimba coach Finidi George has refused to comment on his ‘bench ban’ in Sunday’s CAF Champions League first-round game at Al Ahly Benghazi.

The former Super Eagles winger and his assistant Yemi Olanrewaju as the two-time African champions threw away an early lead to lose 4-3 to hosts Al Ahly.

While several reports stated that the UEFA Champions League winner with Ajax in 1995 and his assistant were barred from the bench by the Confederation of Africa for not having the prerequisite CAF coaching licenses, Finidi declined to comment on the issue.

When our correspondent asked him the reason he wasn’t on the bench, Finidi replied, “I will not want to put more fuel in this burning issue.”




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