President of the Confederations of African Football, Dr. Ahmad has sent condolences to Cameroonian football following the death of legendary defender Benjamin Massing.
Massing died on Sunday, December 10th.
A Cameroon international during the 80’s and 90’s, he was a member of the Class of 1990, that shone at the FIFA World Cup in Italy.
He is fondly remembered for his physical play during the opening match against a Diego Maradona-led Argentina, which Cameroon won 1-0.
After a playing career in Cameroon, Massing left for France where he played for Créteil and Le Havre. He was 55.
The defender'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.