Fifa yet to act on investigator's advice to suspend president of Gabon's FA

19/01/2024 10:32

• Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who is awaiting trial, is at Afcon
• Report by independent investigator submitted in November

Fifa has yet to act on an independent investigator's recommendation in November that the president of the Gabonese football association (Fegafoot) should be immediately suspended, the Guardian can reveal.

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui is still awaiting trial in Gabon after previously spending almost six months in police custody. He could face up to three years in prison if found guilty of not reporting to Gabon's authorities alleged sexual abuse in the country by a number of coaches, after allegations first made in the Guardian. There is no suggestion Mounguengui – who was re-elected as Fegafoot's president for a third term in 2022 – has been accused of sexual abuse himself. He has not commented on the charges.