DR Congo FA President sentenced to life imprisonment

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Football Federation, FECOFA, Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, has been handed a beingness condemnation aft being recovered blameworthy of aggregate fiscal offences.

The condemnation followed an eight-month probe into allegations of corruption and fiscal misconduct wrong the country’s shot governing body.

A tribunal recovered Mayolas culpable of offences including wealth laundering, embezzlement, forgery, and the usage of falsified documents.

The ruling was delivered successful his absence, emphasizing the seriousness of the charges brought against him.

Two different elder officials of the federation were besides convicted successful transportation with the case.

FECOFA Secretary-General, Badji Mombo Wantete, and the federation’s Treasurer, Raoul Kanda, were each sentenced to 5 years successful situation implicit their roles successful the fiscal irregularities.

The verdict is being viewed arsenic a important measurement successful the authorities’ propulsion to beforehand transparency and accountabil...