Luc EymaelCovid 19 Time SeriesA popular Tanzanian football club on Monday fired its Belgian coach for making racist comments, after he was recorded referring to unruly fans as "monkeys or dogs" Luc Eymael, coach for the Young African (Yanga) Sports Club, made the comments after a 1-1 draw last week against Mtibwa Sugar angered fans of his team. "We have been saddened by unfair and racist remarks made by Luc Eymael and we decided to fire him effective July 27, 2020," the team said in a statement signed by its acting secretary general Simon Patrick. "The management of the club apologises to the Tanzania Football Federation, members, fans and the citizenry in general for the remarks. Tanzania's premier league ended on Sunday with Yanga finishing second, and Simba Sports Club coming first. Meanwhile South African officials voted Monday to restart the Absa Premiership - the richest football league in the continent - on August 11 after it was halted in March by the coronavirus.

Source: Standard Digital July 27, 2020 18:11 UTC