Has FIFA failed to protect Gabons young footballers?
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\\u201cIn Gabon, football and paedophilia go hand in hand, we were all told the stories.\\u201d \\n \\nIn December 2021 a British newspaper named several leading figures in Gabonese football, alleged to have sexually abused hundreds of boys over a period of decades.
The former head coach of Gabon\'s youth teams, Patrick Assoumou Eyi - widely known as "Capello" - admitted charges of "raping, grooming and exploiting young players" and remains in prison awaiting sentencing. Three other coaches were arrested but deny the allegations made against them. \\n \\nBut did the football authorities - in both Gabon and further afield - fail to protect these children? And are they continuing to fail them? \\n \\nFor today\\u2019s Africa Daily, Alan@kasujja talks to Khadidiatou Ciss\\xe9, the reporter who worked on the documentary. \\n \\nTo see \\u2018Predators on the Pitch: Inside Africa\\u2019s Biggest Football Scandal\\u2019 go to the BBC News Africa YouTube page.
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