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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Bangladesh’s Abu Nayeem Shohag!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has sanctioned Abu Nayeem Shohag, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber. Mr Shohag has been issued with a two-year ban from taking part in all football-related activities and ordered to pay …

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Decisions Passed by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has sanctioned Mr Manuel Francisco Antonio Burga Seoane, the former President of the Peruvian Football Association and a former member of both the CONMEBOL Executive Committee and the FIFA Development Committee. In particular, Mr Burga Seoane has been issued with a lifetime …

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FIFA Ethics Committee provisionally suspends coach in Congo DR!

At the beginning of November 2022, serious allegations related to the sexual abuse of minors in the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA) were made on several media platforms. In particular, various football coaches of different regions and leagues in Congo DR were accused of having abused minor players. Consequently, the …

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions former members of the Venezuelan FA normalisation committee!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has sanctioned five former members of the normalisation committee (NC) of the Venezuelan Football Association (FVF) as a result of their conduct during their tenure(s) on the NC, as follows: Laureano González, former president of the FVF and subsequently the chairman of …

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Zimbabwe’s Obert Zhoya!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Mr Obert Zhoya, former secretary general of the Referees Committee of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) from all football-related activities for a duration of five years, after having found him guilty of abusing his position to sexually harass three female …

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Ethics Committee opens formal proceedings against Gabonese football officials charged with sexual abuse!

In December 2021, the independent Ethics Committee initiated preliminary investigation proceedings into allegations of sexual abuse allegedly committed by the former Gabon U-17 coach Patrick Assoumou Eyi, who is accused of raping and sexually abusing minors in Gabon. Following a request by its chairman, and in accordance with the FIFA …

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Independent Ethics Committee meets in Paris!

The Independent Ethics Committee recently held a plenary meeting in Paris, which was the first such gathering since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, chaired by Martin Ngoga (the chairman of the Investigatory Chamber, former Prosecutor General of Rwanda and former Special Representative to the International Criminal Tribunal …

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FIFA’s Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Issa Hayatou!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Issa Hayatou, former CAF president, former FIFA President ad interim, FIFA Vice-President and member of the FIFA Council, as well as Honorary FIFA Vice‑President, responsible for having breached article 15 (Duty of Loyalty) of the FIFA Code of Ethics. …

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Constant Omari Selemani sanctioned by independent Ethics Committee!

The chairperson of the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has ratified the plea bargain concluded between Constant Omari Selemani, former President of the Congo DR Football Association, former First Vice-President of CAF and former FIFA Council member, and the chairperson of the Ethics Committee’s investigatory chamber. A formal …

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Nella Joseph!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Ms Nella Joseph, supervisor of the U-20 women’s national team at the Haitian Football Association (FHF), guilty of having failed to protect the physical and mental integrity of various female players who were under her authority and responsibility at the …

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