Gabon’s football coach called BBC in a sexual abuse report forbidden FIFA

It is necessary to do more to make football Gaboneza safe, the FIFPRO trade union stated after a former youth coach, convicted of sexual abuse of players, handed a ban on the life of the leadership of the world football, FIFA.

On Tuesday, FIFA ruled that Patrick would convince hey, who was the head coach of the national youth teams of Gabon for decades, and throughout his career he had been sexually abused with several young boys.

Eyi was named in 2023 BBC AFRICA EYE Research in Broad Cusers Against Gabon Football.

In the course of the investigation, the former Gabon International stated that Eism held a “position of God” because he had the power to decide who would play for Gabon youth teams.

Eyi – widely known as the drip – was “only one of the several people in Gabon football, which impunity exploits its power,” FIFPRO said on Wednesday.

Despite the fact that the union welcomes the FIFA’s decision to ban the former coach from all football classes, he said football in the Central African country would not be safe until “all criminals and those who allowed them will not be held accountable.”

EYI has admitted allegations of rape, care and operation of young players after the first time reported allegations in the UK Trustee The newspaper in 2021.

The FIFA Independent Ethics Committee has launched EYI later this year.

In addition to being banned for life, Eyi fined a million Swiss francs (880,000 pounds; 1.1 million). He is currently being held in prison.

“The Mr. EI investigation concerns the complaints at least four males who have accused him of sexual abuse between 2006 and 2021. Most of these incidents occurred when players were minors,” the FIFA said.

One of the alleged victims of AI, who wanted to remain unknown, told the BBC on Wednesday that he was granted the prohibition.

“But, on the other hand, I am not satisfied because I do not want us to stop it. This is a whole network, the system that needs to be dismantled, and many predators work for free,” they said.

In 2023, the BBC Africa made more than 30 witnesses who spoke about the sexual abuse network, which has suffered all levels of football for three decades.

One of the victims said he was raped in a teenager in a football camp up to 17 years old. Another one who played for Gabon’s national team for several years said he was attacked from 14 years.

Along with the guilty abuse, governing bodies such as FIFA and the National Football Federation, Fegafoot, faced allegations that they could not protect the young victims.

Both bodies denied allegations against them.