The President of the Malian Football Federation was placed in provisional detention on Wednesday, charged as part of an investigation into allegations of misappropriation of public funds and forgery.
Mamoutou Touré has been in prison in Mali since Wednesday. The President of the Malian Football Federation has been placed in provisional detention by the economic and financial pole of the country led by Assimi Goïta. He was charged and remanded in custody after being questioned by Judge Lassine Fofana as part of an investigation into allegations of misappropriation of public funds and forgery, dating back to the period from 2013 to 2019.
This situation casts a shadow over the upcoming electoral events within the Fémafoot, with the renewal of the Federation’s executive committee during an election scheduled for August 29. Running for his own re-election, Mamoutou Touré, also known as “Bavieux,” is the only candidate whose application has been approved; his competitors have had their candidacies successively rejected by the electoral commission.
Several figures in Malian football arrested This judicial decision has sparked a chain reaction within the Fémafoot. The Federation’s executive committee immediately issued a statement expressing unanimous support for its president. The committee accuses the Malian judiciary of reacting to “rumors” circulating on social media and emphasizes that a thorough investigation had been conducted by the judiciary before Mamoutou Touré’s arrest.
It’s worth noting that other personalities, including Issiaka Sidibé, former president of AS Real de Bamako, and Modibo Sidibé, secretary-general of Femafoot, have been placed in detention in connection with this case, which involves accusations of embezzlement of public funds.
