FIFA investigates Congo Brazzaville football officials for allegedly embezzling millions in FIFA funds, following their criminal convictions.

FIFA has launched an ethics investigation into officials from the Congo Brazzaville Football Federation (Fecofoot) over allegations of financial misconduct.

The probe targets federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, secretary general Wantete Badji, and financial director Raoul Kanda. They are suspected of embezzling funds allocated by the global football governing body.

A Brazzaville criminal court found the three men guilty of money laundering, forgery, and embezzlement on March 10. Mayolas was sentenced to life imprisonment for misappropriating more than one million euros in FIFA funding.

Badji and Kanda each received five-year prison sentences for their roles in the scheme.

Fecofoot was suspended by FIFA in 2025 for political interference after the Congolese government dismissed Mayolas. The suspension forced the national team to forfeit two 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Zambia and Tanzania.

FIFA later lifted the suspension, allowing the team to resume international competition.

 The Sun Malaysia