Maradona pays reverence to Massing

• Former Cameroon defender Benjamin Massing upheld divided on Saturday
• He was one of a heroes of a Indomitable Lions’ Italy 1990 adventure
• Diego Maradona, who played opposite him with Argentina, paid his respects

The unhappy news pennyless on Sunday: former Cameroon centre-back Benjamin Massing had upheld divided on Saturday 9 Dec during a age of 55. Capped for his nation 21 times, he was partial of a mythological Indomitable Lions patrol that suddenly reached a quarter-finals of a 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™. 

Massing, who carried a CAF Africa Cup of Nations pretension in 1988, usually took partial in dual matches in Italy, profitable a high cost for his joining and fighting spirit. In a tournament’s Opening Match, where Roger Milla and Co took on fortifying universe champions Argentina, a defender was sent off in a final mins for an overly strong plea on Claudio Caniggia, who had already skipped past a integrate of attempted tackles and was creation a beeline towards a Africans’ goal. 

Although Massing perceived a red card, Cameroon hung on for a hugely startling 1-0 win over La Albiceleste, who would go on to strech that year’s Final. 

Also in a Argentina XI in 1990 was a certain Diego Maradona, who was incompetent to find a approach by a unaffected Cameroon defence. Over 27 years later, the tellurian football idol has clearly not lost a challenging opponents he faced that day, and he was penetrating to compensate reverence to Massing. 

Let’s remember a late Benjamin Massing. We played opposite any other in a Opening Match of Italy 1990. Behind any football player, there is a male and a family. we would like to pass on my condolences to them.

After entrance behind into a group in Cameroon’s quarter-final with England, Massing again roused a madness of a referee, this time for a tainted on Gary Lineker in a box, who scored from a mark to make it 2-2. The English striker put divided another chastisement in additional time, bringing to an finish Cameroon’s biggest World Cup run to date.

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