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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Samantha Lewis

Former Taiwan men’s coach kicked out of Women’s Asian Cup match for ‘political chants’

Taiwan line up for the anthem
Taiwan, known officially as Chinese Taipei for diplomatic reasons, will play China in their Women’s Asian Cup quarter-final in Perth on Saturday. Photograph: Luis Veniegra/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

A former Taiwanese football head coach and delegate of the Taiwan women’s national team was removed from their match at Parramatta Stadium on Tuesday night after leading the crowd in chants containing the word “Taiwan”.

Chen Kuei-jen, who represented Taiwan 11 times as a player in the 1990s and was head coach of the Taiwan men’s national team from 2012-2016, was spotted leading a small but boisterous group of fans in their final Women’s Asian Cup match against India.

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