Dennis Osadebe
The Confederation of African Soccer (Caf) says its deputy chief Veron Mosengo-Omba is not going to face criminal motion nearest an investigation through the Swiss Nation Prosecutor’s Place of work into bills made to cupboard accounts within the nation.
Mosengo-Omba, who hails from DR Congo but additionally holds Swiss nationality, had denied any wrongdoing and met with the prosecutor’s place of business within the canton of Fribourg in November to respond to questions.
When the initial investigation was once introduced in October, he stated on social media, exterior that the bills alike to “remuneration and bonus” he had won from Caf since turning into normal secretary and that they have been made in “full transparency” and “full compliance with Caf statutes”.
Having up to now labored for soccer’s international governing frame Fifa, Mosengo-Omba was once appointed normal secretary in March 2021 following the election of South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe as Caf’s president.
The pair have incessantly mentioned their ambition to fortify the organisation’s recognition on the subject of integrity and governance, with Mosengo-Omba up to now telling BBC Game Africa that the organisation was once “toxic” prior to their arrival.
Responding to the scoop that Mosengo-Omba faces incorrect motion in Switzerland, Caf stated, exterior it was once “pleased that there continues to be adherence and compliance within Caf and the Caf secretariat, with the culture and commitment to ethics, transparency and governance that was introduced since the presidency of Dr Patrice Motsepe”.
The Swiss Nation Prosecutor’s Place of work in Fribourg has been contacted for remark.
