Accusations against Véron Mosengo-Omba finally revealed

At the heart of a controversy over serious misconduct for several days, the secretary general of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Véron Mosengo-Omba, sees several faults exposed in broad daylight.

He would have “done everything” to cover them up, reported the specialist Romain Molina on Tuesday, while announcing the imminent publication of a damning report concerning Véron Mosengo-Omba, the number 2 of CAF. However, in vain. This Tuesday, the details of this report were revealed during an emergency meeting of the CAF Executive Committee, convened by president Patrice Motsepe.

What Mosengo-Omba tried to hide

According to The Guardian, which has seen the document, it reveals a “stressful, unethical and unprofessional environment within CAF's administration” as well as “repeated instances of inappropriate language” by the body's secretary general. Although Motsepe initially tried to defend him, as Molina has indicated, the situation appears to have evolved unfavourably for Mosengo-Omba.

Indeed, the Swiss-Congolese is now in the crosshairs of the authority. The latter announced the opening of an investigation on Thursday. In response, the leader implicitly denounced defamation against him. “My efforts to redress and regularize this institution that has been disrespected in the past are being sabotaged by a report that came out of nowhere containing grievances without documented evidence. The independent investigation will demonstrate its falsity and its origin.”he posted on his official X account on the night of Wednesday to Thursday.

This event could well relaunch the scandal machine, a first since the tumultuous periods of Issa Hayatou and Ahmad Ahmad.