FIFA sends new officials to Haiti during abuse investigation

[ASFN Admin]

FIFA will send an emergency management team to run soccer in Haiti, saying on Friday it believed the top official it banned for life for sexually abusing players is still running the sport and intimidating witnesses. Yves Jean-Bart was expelled from soccer last month after a FIFA ethics committee investigation confirmed claims by female national team players of systematic sexual abuse since 2014. The 73-year-old Jean-Bart has been president of the Haiti Football Federation (FHF) for 20 years.

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