Professional sports competitions sometimes require the search for unfamiliar solutions to win, but one of the goalkeeper coaches in Zambia crossed the red lines, to be suspended by the Football Association in his country for unsportsmanlike behavior.
The Zambian Football Association said - in a statement - that it had sanctioned Forest Rangers' goalkeeper Charles Chilishi with suspension after being accused of "spraying an unknown substance into the goal and urinating or pretending to be urine in front of a goalkeeper", ahead of a match against Prison Leopards on Saturday.
Chilichi also faced charges of acting "in a manner inconsistent with the values and integrity of football applied by the International Federation, the African Union and the Zambian Federation."
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has suspended Forest Rangers Football Club goalkeeping coach Charles Chileshe for unsporting conduct during a FAZ / MTN Super Division Week 13 fixture between Prison Leopards and Forest Rangers at President stadium in Kabwe on Saturday.
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Rangers said - in a statement - that he had taken disciplinary measures against the coach, which he did not disclose.
And the use of these rituals is not strange on the continent of Africa to help win matches, but Chilichi's attempts were unsuccessful after his team lost 2-0 to the Leopards.
Rangers lost the league title on the last day of last season when they needed to beat Zanaco, one of the midfield teams, to win the crown, but drew 0-0 at home.
The incident comes after the Zimbabwean coach, Zdravko Logaruchic, accused Cameroon of using "magic" in the African Championship for local players, after a dead bat was found on the midfield line before confronting them at the kick-off match in Cameroon on Saturday.
Zimbabwe lost the match 1-0.