Has FIFA failed to protect Gabon鈥檚 young footballers?
Witnesses tell the 麻豆官网首页入口 of a 鈥榗ulture of abuse鈥� within training camps that went on for decades.
鈥淚n Gabon, football and paedophilia go hand in hand, we were all told the stories.鈥�
In December 2021 a British newspaper named several leading figures in Gabonese football, alleged to have sexually abused hundreds of boys over a period of decades.
The former head coach of Gabon's youth teams, Patrick Assoumou Eyi - widely known as "Capello" - admitted charges of "raping, grooming and exploiting young players" and remains in prison awaiting sentencing. Three other coaches were arrested but deny the allegations made against them.
But did the football authorities - in both Gabon and further afield - fail to protect these children? And are they continuing to fail them?
For today鈥檚 Africa Daily, Alan@kasujja talks to Khadidiatou Ciss茅, the reporter who worked on the documentary.
To see 鈥楶redators on the Pitch: Inside Africa鈥檚 Biggest Football Scandal鈥� go to the 麻豆官网首页入口 News Africa YouTube page.
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