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Jailed Mamoutou Toure re-elected as Mali FA President

Jailed Mamoutou Toure re-elected as Mali FA President

Mamoutou Toure has been re-elected as the president of Mali Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) despite being in prison custody for alleged embezzlement of funds.  Toure who has been at the helm of the Malian football governing body since 2019, was re-elected during Tuesday's general assembly in Bamako after accruing 61 votes from a possible 63, with one invalid vote and one abstention.  The 66-year-old is currently in...

FEMAFOOT President Toure in police custody for misappropriation of public funds

FEMAFOOT President Toure in police custody for misappropriation of public funds

President of the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) Mamoutou Toure has been placed in pre-trial detention in the country over allegations of damage of public property, forgery and use of forgery. Mamoutou, seeking re-election as FEMAFOOT President, is charged with misappropriating public funds between 203 and 2019, just before he took over as the head of the country's FA. The case cast doubts over the upcoming FEMAFOOT...