Soccer bosses out over ‘abuse’

– Afghanistan has suspended five officials including the president of the country’s football federation over allegations of sexual and physical abuse against the national women’s team, officials said yesterday.

The decision comes days after President Ashraf Ghani ordered the attorney-general to conduct an investigation into what he called “shocking” claims of abuse.

“The attorney-general’s office has suspended... the president of the football federation, his deputy, the federation’s secretary general, the head of goalkeepers and the head of provincial coordinators,” Jamshid Rasuli, spokesperson for the attorney-general said. – AFP