Three Gabonese football coaches are being probed over sexual abuse, according to a Fifa official cited by the AFP news agency.
The three were arrested and charged in December, local media report.
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba termed the charges as very serious and called for investigations.
If found guilty the three coaches face a 30-year sentence. They have not commented about the case.
The coaches were at one time in charge of the country’s under-17 national team.
