Former Gabon youth coach banned for life by Fifa over sexual abuse of players

• Patrick Assoumou Eyi found guilty by Fifa over acts
• Eyi banned for life and fined 1m Swiss francs

Fifa has banned the former Gabon youth-team coach Patrick Assoumou Eyi, known as Capello", for life after its adjudicatory chamber found him guilty of committing repeated acts of sexual abuse against multiple players.

Eyi - who left his post as head coach of Gabon's under-17 team in 2017 - admitted charges of raping, grooming and exploiting young players following allegations that were first reported by the Guardian in 2021. One former player who was coached by Eyi claimed that the coach would lure alleged victims to his home, which he called the Garden of Eden".