Fifa has banned the previous Gabon youth-team coach Patrick Assoumou Eyi, often known as “Capello”, for all times after its adjudicatory chamber discovered him responsible of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse towards a number of gamers.
Eyi – who left his publish as head coach of Gabon’s under-17 crew in 2017 – admitted costs of raping, grooming and exploiting younger gamers following allegations that have been first reported by the Guardian in 2021. One former participant who was coached by Eyi claimed that the coach would lure alleged victims to his dwelling, which he known as the “Backyard of Eden”.
Fifa provisionally suspended Eyi when the claims have been first made in 2021 and its impartial ethics committee opened an investigation. It was confirmed on Tuesday that he has been handed a lifetime ban from all football-related actions and fined 1m Swiss francs (£878,000).
“The investigation into Mr Eyi considerations complaints from at the least 4 male soccer gamers who accused him of sexual abuse between 2006 and 2021. Most of those incidents occurred whereas the gamers have been minors,” learn a Fifa assertion.
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“In its resolution, the adjudicatory chamber discovered that Mr Eyi had breached article 24 (Safety of bodily and psychological integrity) and article 26 (Abuse of place) of the Fifa code of ethics and sanctioned him with a lifetime ban from all football-related actions (administrative, sports activities or another) at each nationwide and worldwide stage. As well as, a superb within the quantity of CHF 1,000,000 has been imposed on Mr Eyi.”
It’s understood that Fifa is constant to research allegations that the president, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, didn’t report alleged sexual abuse by Eyi and various different coaches to Gabon’s authorities. The Guardian reported final January that an impartial investigator beneficial that he ought to be instantly suspended.
The Guardian has approached Eyi for remark.
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