January 24 – Swiss prosecutors have dropped their investigation into Veron Mosengo-Omba, secretary general of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), citing insufficient evidence to proceed with legal action.
The investigation was initiated in February 2024, for alleged suspicious payments involving Swiss bank accounts.
The allegations were that Mosengo-Omba – once the chief officer of member associations at FIFA and a close associate of Gianni Infantino – had received bonuses exceeding the contractual limits set by CAF and raised concerns about cash withdrawals that allegedly hindered transparency and traceability.
Mosengo-Omba, appointed general secretary of CAF in 2021, consistently maintained his innocence, describing the transactions as “legitimate” and clarifying that they constituted “remuneration and bonuses” received transparently as part of his CAF employment.
CAF welcomed the decision by the Swiss prosecutors, highlighting the organisation’s commitment to ethics, transparency, and governance under the leadership of Patrice Motsepe.
“CAF welcomes the decision of the Swiss Public Prosecutor’s Office and is 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,” CAF said in a statement.
Mosengo-Omba, however, is not out of the woods yet as he still awaiting the outcome of an internal investigation into allegations of misconduct.
CAF announced in August that the alleged breach of its internal governance and auditing regulations would be investigated by an external firm.
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