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Join on Telegram Rabat – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly issued a five-year ban to one of its media officials following an accusation that he sexually abused a Moroccan official during the championship hosted in Algeria.
Felix Sohounde Peperipe, an acclaimed Beninese journalist, allegedly abused the Moroccan woman after inviting her to his Algiers hotel room, following her request for an all-access pass.
The Guardian reported that the victim filed her statement to the Algerian police. Peperipe has since been sanctioned by the CAF but is believed to have returned to Benin following the accusation.
At the time of the incident, the journalist was employed by CAF to cover the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on a freelance basis.
The football governing body has not yet released a statement on the matter, and Peperipe has not responded to reports of his alleged misbehavior.
The accused journalist was named by the Francophone Observatory Medias Success Plus as the “best sports journalist of all time.” Following his long-standing career as a correspondent at French radio station RFI’s for over 20 years, in which they praised his “constant search for perfection.”
This year’s CHAN tournament kicked off on January 13 and will run until February 4.
