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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ed Aarons and Romain Molina

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Caf starts investigation into misconduct allegations against general secretary - You Need To See This

Véron Mosengo-Omba in Cairo in 2021.
Véron Mosengo-Omba in Cairo in 2021. Caf’s general secretary posted a statement on X insisting he will be exonerated after claims of misconduct. Photograph: Ahmed Hasan/AFP/Getty Images

The Confederation of African Football has launched an internal investigation into allegations of serious misconduct by its general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, the Guardian has learned.

An emergency meeting held by the Caf president, Patrice Motsepe, with its executive committee on Tuesday – described by senior sources as tense – is understood to have included discussion of claims made in a report by its head of governance, risk and compliance (GRC). The report is believed to have been submitted several months ago but its details were only revealed at Tuesday’s meeting.

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