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Georgia's national football coach refuses to resign amid mounting pressure

Xinhua, January 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

Kakha Tskhadadze, head coach of Georgia's national football team, ruled put the possibility for his resignation at present on Monday.

Responding to the latest statement wishing his earlier resignation from the president of Georgian Football Federation, Tskhadadze said he would not leave the post unless the executive board made a decision on that issue.

"I will wait for the executive board's session. It's up to them to decide whether I should leave office or not. Now I do not plan to resign myself," he said at a press conference in Tbilisi.

Georgia's national team suffered an awful season in 2015 under Tskhadadze, who has been heavily criticized by the fans and the Georgian Football Federation. Enditem