MC Alger coach Rulani Mokwena has opened up on the touchline tension after Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso encroached in his area.
Mokwena’s Alger suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Masandawana in the CAF Champions League group match on Saturday, bowing out of the competition.
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Already ahead of the game, there was a significant controversy, with Sundowns analyst Mario Masha suspended pending an investigation after it was reported that he shared team information and tactics with his former colleague, Mokwena.
Alger coach, Mokwena says what Cardoso did was not only disrespectful to his bench but was a violation of FIFA rules.
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“If Rulani walked to that opposition area and it’s live on TV, believe me I know how many people would have made hullabaloo about that situation,” said Mokwena.
“The laws of the game prohibits any member of the technical team to go past fourth official and move across to the technical area of another team.
“If that’s not a clear sign of disrespecting opposition and the opposition’s technical staff, it’s a clear violation of not even CAF rules, but FIFA rules, it’s clear.
“It’s not a reflection on me, that question you should be asking to the person who left his technical area to go to the other technical area.
“And you have to find the reasons why that person did that and provoked because it’s a clear provocation. What’s the aim of that?
“I don’t think you saw me moving towards that and being involved in the handbags. You cannot say, Rulani was misbehaving, it’s impossible.”
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