In retreat since January 11, the president of the French Football Federation intends to weigh on his succession after the delivery of the audit of the ministerial inspection on February 15. According to information from the “world”, an investigation by the French agency Anti -Corruption targets the FFF.
by Rémi Dupré
Noël Le Graët will he still be president of the French Football Federation (FFF) in a handful of days? The interrogation hovers while the final audit report of the General Inspectorate of Education, Sport and Research (IGESR) on the governance of the “3F” will be given, Wednesday, February 15, to the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castera.
In the process, the minister should speak and issue recommendations. “The control and investigation reports of the general inspection are not intended to be published on ministerial websites”, specifies the ministry.
At the FFF, the big maneuvers began. The members of the Executive Committee will meet, on February 17, to draw the conclusions of this final report. This meeting could also be chaired by Mr. Le Graët insofar as he agreed with the elected officials that the period of his withdrawal, started on January 11, would end after the delivery of the final audit.
that will then decide the president of the FFF, pinned by the provisional report of the Igesr submitted on January 30, and weakened by the opening by the Paris prosecutor’s office, on January 16, against him, an investigation Preliminary for “sexual and moral harassment” following a report issued by the inspectors to justice, under article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
At this stage, “NLG”, 81, did not publicly announce that he intended to resign. In private, the patriarch of French football is not mystery of its desire to choose the moment of its release. “He will be able to take responsibility when the time comes”, breathes a federal elected official.
The Breton leader could soon announce to the executive committee (“Comex”) his next departure and stay on the throne for several weeks to manage current affairs, settle the files in progress, make goodbye to employees and especially prepare his succession . Because the octogenarian, in post since 2011, intends to weigh on the electoral process before abdicating.
In his crosshairs: his number 2 and interim boss of the FFF, Philippe Diallo, candidate declared to the Executive Committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the April election, and close to his ex- Managing Director Florence Hardouin, layoff in conservatory on January 11 and under the threat of dismissal for serious misconduct.
While the knives are paid in the corridors of the Parisian siege of the FFF, in the XV e arrondissement, “nlg” would prefer to see his political allies such as Jamel Sandjak, boss of the Ile Ile -de-France, Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais, or Marc Keller, president of the Racing Club of Strasbourg, take over the reins of the FFF at the next Federal Assembly, in June 2024.
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