Новости за 10.02.2020

By Osasu Obayiuwana

February 10 – Suketu Patel, who was CAF’s first Vice-President and the Chairman of the body’s Finance Committee in 2015, says Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) did not contact him, concerning its recent forensic audit of the African football governing body’s accounts and professional practices. 

In the PwC forensic report that was completed in November 2019 and submitted to the CAF Executive Committee on February 2, in Rabat,

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By Osasu Obayiuwana

February 10 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is said to have financial records that are “unreliable and not trustworthy” by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), the international accounting and management consulting firm, which completed its forensic audit of African football’s governing body in November 2019. 

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By David Owen

February 10 – Watford, the Premier League club based in London’s commuter-belt and controlled by Gino Pozzo, have bounced back into profit after a 2018-19 season that saw them finish safely in mid-table and reach the final of the FA Cup.

The Hornets, currently 19th in the wake of a dismal start to the current campaign, posted a pre-tax profit of £9.8 million for the year to end-June.

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February 10 – On Saturday, on the first anniversary of the fatal fire at Flamengo’s training complex that killed 10 youth players, the Rio club excluded families of the victims from participating in remembrance events. Flamengo fans today will protest at the club’s headquarter to express their disapproval. 

February 10 – The new boss of the English Premier League has warned against cutting the number of overseas players as discussions begin to build over how Brexit will affect English professional football.

February 10 – The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system is not being used properly in some countries according to FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

February 10 – Defending champions Brazil have qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer after overcoming rivals Argentina 3-0 in a crunch qualifier. The Argentineans had already booked their ticket. 

By Paul Nicholson

February 8 – Early reports of the independent audit of Confederation of African Football (CAF) finances for the period 2017 to 2019 looks likely to be the long overdue dynamite that explodes both the term of CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, as well as many of his most trusted and protected lieutenants.

It is a report that former CAF executive committee member Musa Bility (pictured) says, in a hard hitting statement,

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February 10 – Portuguese super-agent Jorge Mendes (pictured), who represents some of football’s biggest names, is  among a number high-profile figures being investigated in his homeland for alleged tax fraud and money laundering according to Portuguese publication Sabado.

February 10 – The English FA has closed its investigation into the hacking of Manchester City’s scouting database by Liverpool.