Assistant coach Dillon Sheppard on Saturday confirmed Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane suffered a facial injury after being struck by a projectile thrown by disgruntled fans following a 1-0 defeat to SuperSport United.
Gamphani Zungu scored the decisive goal of the match as former head coach Gavin Hunt effectively ended any hopes Chiefs had of qualifying for CAF Champions League of Confederation Cup football.
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"No, no it's got nothing to do with him being here," Sheppard confirmed when queried on whether the result was the cause of Zwane's post-match absence.
"I don't know how the incident happened, I just saw him now putting some ice on his eye.
"So I have to find out the details when I get back to the changing room."
Footage had shown irate Chiefs fans hurling objects towards Zwane with club officials and police stewards needing to escort the 49-year-old from the Royal Bafokeng Stadium pitch.
Here is the video of Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane being escorted by the police after match, Chiefs lost to Super Sport United by 1-0. pic.twitter.com/RuBoMJuVF7
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Zwane had said that his side only had themselves to blame after scuppering the chance to stay in the race for CAF qualification.
"We made SuperSport look good. We gave away three points. Our dreams of finishing the season on a high have been shattered," Zwane said.
Chiefs next host Cape Town City in their final fixture of the season at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Kick-off is at 15:00.
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