Luc Eymael: Chippa United s 24-hour coach
By Mo AllieBBC Sport Africa, South Africa
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Belgian coach Luc Eymael
A raging controversy around the appointment of a controversial new coach - Belgian Luc Eymael - forced South African Premier League side Chippa United to reverse the decision they had made to appoint him just 24 hours earlier.
The decision by the Nelson Mandela Bay club s chairman, Siviwe Mpengesi, to appoint the 61-year-old Belgian caused outrage - as he was fired by Tanzanian side Young Africans in July after allegedly labelling the club s fans illiterate and monkeys.
Almost immediately after Eymael s position had been confirmed, the South African Football Association responded by issuing a statement in which they said they would write to the Minister of Home Affairs to oppose the granting of a work permit.