^*^ Gabonese FA president charged in connection with investigation into alleged sexual abuse

• Mounguengui charged with not reporting alleged abuse
• Fifa expected to take over investigation from Gabon’s FA

The president of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fegafoot) has been charged in connection with the investigation into allegations of widespread sexual abuse in the country.

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, re-elected as Fegafoot’s president for a third term on 16 April, was arrested last Thursday after being summoned by Gabon’s general directorate of counter-interference and military security after allegations published by the Guardian this month. After six days in custody, he was placed in pre-trial detention on Wednesday at the central prison in Libreville, a statement from Fegafoot confirmed.

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