Also, an unprecedented scandal in the Gabonese football community.
Hundreds of young underage footballers have reportedly been attacked by an official in their training.
According to a more than 2-year-old investigation, published in the British newspaper The Guardian, this former coach of the national Under-17 team allegedly pressured his victims into persuading them that they would never succeed in football if they did not give in to his advances.
And finally, to leave on a musical and positive note, we welcome the brand new RFI 2021 Discovery Prize winner, the Congolese Alesh.
Rapper, singer and committed: three words that take on their full meaning with the one who fell into music very young and who does not hesitate to denounce the evils which are shaking up his country.
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