Malian Football Federation elects president who is in jail for fraud

FIFA Council member Mamoutou Touré has been re-elected as Mali FA President

FIFA Council member Mamoutou Touré has been re-elected unopposed as Malian Football Federation (Femafoot) President, despite being detained on charges of embezzling public funds, after three other candidates were deemed ineligible to stand.

Touré, also known as Bavieux, has been jailed awaiting trial after being accused of infringing public state property and forgery between 2013 and 2019 during his time as a financial and administrative director in the Malian National Assembly.

He and four others are alleged to have embezzled $28 million (£22 million/€26 million) in state funds.

All deny the charges.

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