AFC Leopards Coach Under Investigations For Calling Journalist “Stupid”
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is currently investigating AFC Leopards Coach Patrick Aussems over remarks he made over the weekend, after their barren draw against Nzoia Sugar at Sudi Stadium on Sunday.
The Belgium 57-year-old coach, called a journalist “stupid” and also pointed out that women center referees were more professional than their male counterparts.
The Journalist, who got it wrong, had asked him why he didn’t leave the field claiming he had been red-carded.
However, it was Leopards’ goalkeeping coach, Lawrence Webo who had been sent to the stands, and therefore didn’t go well with Aussems who showed his rough side to the journalist.
“You are stupid my friend because the red card was for Webo and not for me. So you are stupid. Let me see your name and do not ask questions anymore,” the coach said.
Angered by the draw, Aussems attacked the referee for poor officiating which saw his team lose 2-1 to Wazito at Muhoroni Stadium on January 14.
“This is the same referee who forced a win for Wazito against us in Muhoroni and today all his decisions were against us. Why would a referee wait for the my technical team to protest before issuing a foul?” he lamented
“A top FKF match refereed by four clowns. Fortunately, the two teams remained calm,” he added on a tweet
Confirming the ongoing investigations, FKF Head of Communications Pharis Kimaru told one of Kenya’s media houses that nobody had launched a complain but Aussems being a Premier League coach, he shouldn’t have conducted himself in that manner even if the game was tensed.
“The disciplinary committee is on the matter because it is in public domain. Nobody has officially launched a complain, but Aussems is a Premier League coach and he shouldn’t have conducted himself that way even if the game was tense. The issue is being handled,” Pharis Kimaru told one of Kenya’s media houses
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