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Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas

The Guardian - World News Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete by Ed Aarons and Romain MolinaMarch 30, 2026 at 05:34 PM
Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas
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Congo-Brazzaville has requested an Interpol arrest warrant for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, president of the country's football federation (Fecofoot), after he, his wife, and son were sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia for embezzling $1.1 million in FIFA funds intended for Covid-19 relief, including money earmarked for the women's team. Mayolas and his family are believed to have fled the country weeks before the hearing and are suspected to be hiding in Cameroon or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Authorities are working to freeze assets linked to the case, while FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Mayolas and other Fecofoot officials for alleged financial misconduct. Mayolas, who has denied the allegations, is accused of using shell companies to embezzle FIFA funding since becoming president in 2018.

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Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against Mayolas, Wantete and Kanda for alleged financial misconduct.

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Mayolas denied all the allegations, describing them as a conspiracy.

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Almost $500,000 earmarked for the Congo women’s team was embezzled.

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Mayolas, his wife, and son were sentenced to life imprisonment for embezzling Fifa funds.

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Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, president of Fecofoot, was convicted of embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds.

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Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context
Tracfin 40% Democratic Republic of the Congo 40% Cameroon 40% Raoul Kanda ×250% Badji Mombo Wantete ×360% Fédération Congolaise de Football (Fecofoot) ×570% Interpol 70% Fifa ×780% Congo-Brazzaville ×280% Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas ×8100%

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jean-guy blaise mayolas 100% embezzlement 90% interpol arrest warrant 80% financial misconduct 70% fifa funds 70% fecofoot 70% covid-19 relief plan 60% money laundering 60% forgery 50% ethics violations 40%

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Congo-Brazzaville

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