ISTANBUL Fenerbahce has decided to keep coach Ismail Kartal at the helm, despite his resignation just minutes after the match against Roma. The Turkish club released an official statement confirming that Kartal will continue to lead the Gialloblu team.
The statement specifies that the coach will be in charge of the training sessions scheduled for the following day, in preparation for the match against Gaziantep FK. On the day he announced his resignation, Kartal had not shown up for the training session scheduled for noon.
Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım rejected the coach's resignation, noting that Kartal was distraught after a bottle was thrown at his head. Yıldırım stated, "As long as I'm here, Ismail Kartal will be the coach of Fenerbahçe.".
