The Confederation of African Football has suspended one of its media officers for five years after he was accused of sexually abusing a female official during the African Nations Championship being played in Algeria.
The Guardian understands that Sohounde Peperipé – a Beninese journalist who has been working as one of the confederation’s media officers on a freelance basis during the tournament for African players playing in their national leagues – was accused of sexually abusing the female official from Morocco in his hotel bedroom in Algiers last weekend. It is understood that she…
