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FIFA investigating allegations of financial misconduct in Congo

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The FIFA logo at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on November 20, 2025. [Mustafa Yalcin /AFP]

FIFA announced on Wednesday that its ethics committee is investigating officials of the Congo Brazzaville Football Federation (Fecofoot) following allegations of financial misconduct.

The federation president, Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the secretary general, Wantete Badji, and the financial director, Raoul Kanda, are suspected of embezzling funds allocated by FIFA.

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