FIFA is investigating Bruce Mwape, the coach of the Zambia women’s soccer team, after players accused him of groping one of their teammates days before the team’s win over Costa Rica in their final match of the tournament, The Guardian reports.
According to the report, several players saw Mwape rub his hands over the chest of one of Zambia’s players while practicing Friday for Monday’s game. After a discussion about when to file the complaint, the incident was then reported to FIFA when Zambia’s World Cup ended, as players were afraid that reporting it before the final game could impact player selection for the game.
“FIFA takes any allegation of misconduct extremely seriously and has a clear process in place for anyone in football who wants to report an incident,” FIFA said in a statement, via The Guardian. “We can confirm that a complaint has been received in relation to the Zambian women’s national team and this is currently being investigated.”
