Tom Saintfiet (50), national coach of Gambia, experienced the earthquake in Marrakech from the front row. His selection was forced to sleep around the swimming pool of the damaged hotel for the past two nights. With fright – at the slightest sound they are catapulted back to that terrible evening. And incomprehensible: returning home is not an option. The African Football Association obliges Saintfiet to play tonight’s Africa Cup preliminary round match against Congo-Brazzaville. In the middle of the disaster area. “This is unacceptable and disrespectful. But the show must go on, apparently.”
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“Unacceptable”: Belgian football coach slept with players around a swimming pool for two nights after an earthquake, but will soon have to play in a disaster area
