DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
The President of the Senate,Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,today thursday congratulated the newly-elected President of the Confederation of African Football {CAF},Ahmed Ahmad on his victory at the polls.Saraki,in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,Yusuph Olaniyonu,in Abuja,described Ahmad as a consummate technocrat,who can help to usher in a new era of innovation and positive change into the affair of CAF.He commended the outgoing President of CAF,Issa Hayatou,for his services and immense contribution to the development of football in Africa in his 29-year headship of the body.''Ahmad's victory is a testament to his message and determination to positively alter the 29-year status quo in CAF,'' Saraki said,'' Hayatou has served the organization well,now,we look forward to the new leadership to usher in a new era of change and effectiveness to raise the standard of African football across all levels''.Saraki also urged all Football Associations {FA} across the continent to rally round the new CAF President to enable him deliver on his electioneering promises,for the good of African football.''This is a new beginning and we cannot afford to make the mistakes of the past.African football has been yearning for a new direction and now that this opportunity to inject fresh blood into the management of continental body has been realized,it is time for all stakeholders to eoll up their sleeves and support the new executive to extend the frontiers and fortunes of African Football at the global level,'' Saraki said.
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