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Pfister's smoking sparks rowsp 

Jump to full article: The Independent Online (IOL) (za), 2008-01-31

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Cameroon coach Otto Pfister came under fire on Thursday for setting a bad example by smoking at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi during Saturday's game against Zambia.

The condemnation of the 70-year-old's decision to light up in a stadium where smoking is banned came from the Abibimman Foundation, a local non-government health organisation.

The body issued a statement accusing the oldest manager at the African Nations Cup of giving a bad image to young people in Ghana and Africa at large, the Ghanaian Times reported. . . .

It recalled that Pfister is a well known figure on the continental football stage, and carries serious influence with the youth of the country.

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