Swiss Public Prosecutor halts investigations against CAF’s Mosengo-Omba

The Swiss Public Prosecutor’s Office has decided that it will stop investigations against Confederation Africane de Football (“CAF”) Secretary General, Veron Mosengo-Omba, as they found no facts or legal basis to initiate legal proceedings.

In November 2024, Veron Mosengo-Omba voluntarily travelled to Fribourg Switzerland to answer questions relating to the preliminary investigations.

CAF welcomes the decision of the Swiss Public Prosecutor’s Office and is pleased that there continues to be adherence and compliance within CAF and the CAF Secretariat with the culture and commitment to ethics, transparency and governance that was introduced since the Presidency of Dr Patrice Motsepe.

Background

Mosengo-Omba was accused of “whitewashing” an investigation into allegations of serious misconduct against him.

Caf’s audit and compliance committee claimed there had been “unauthorised interference” from Mosengo-Omba regarding a report into his conduct, because the external auditor had been appointed by him.

Last month Caf opened an investigation into Mosengo-Omba and his office after its head of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) accused them of “impeding” members of her department from performing their duties and, among other claims, of breaching internal governance and auditing regulations.