CAF President Ahmad commiserates with Cameroon over Benjamin Massing's death

Published on: 13 December 2017
CAF President Ahmad commiserates with Cameroon over Benjamin Massing's death
Massing famously gave away a penalty for a tackle on England striker Gary Lineker in the 1990 World Cup quarter-final

Caf president Ahmad Ahmad has commiserated with Cameroon following the death of their former international defender Benjamin Massing.

The leader of Africa's football governing body has written to federation to express his condolences to the football fraternity of the country following the powerful defender's demise.

Massing, whose crunching tackles at the World Cup in 1990 earned him an infamous reputation, died on Sunday aged 55.

In a complete departure from the distance over the plight of footballers, the new CAF leadership has completely turned the wheel and responded to news of the death by sending its condolences to the Cameroon football fraternity.

"CAF President Ahmad has sent a message of condolence to the president of the Normalisation Committee following the death of Benjamin Massing," a CAF statement read on Tuesday

The Normalisation Committee, currently in charge of Cameroon football, has also confirmed receiving the message from the CAF chief.

Ahmad Ahmad
Ahmad Ahmad
Massing's body check on Claudio Caniggia in the opening game against Argentina in Milan has often been described as one of the worst tackles in World Cup history.

It reinforced Cameroon's hard reputation which surrounded their unprecedented run to the quarter-finals of the tournament, going further than any African side had done before.

Massing was sent off in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup and sat out the next three, but returned to play against England in the last eight in Naples, where he gave away a penalty for a tackle on Gary Lineker as Cameroon were beaten 3-2 in extra time.

Massing, who played in France at Creteil, won 34 caps for his country between 1986 and 1992.

 

It has been reported that Massing died in the night at his home in Edea in Cameroon.

 

 

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