Women’s World Cup manager in trouble, accused of ‘rubbing player’s chest’ as FIFA launches investigation

The Manager of the Zambia Female team is in the yes of the storm as the world football governing body has confirmed an official complaint has been made about him.

Bruce Mwape, the Zambia Manager who has managed Zambia’s women’s national side for five years has been accused of allegedly ‘rubbing his hands over the chest of a player’ at the Women’s World Cup, with FIFA confirming it had received an official complaint.

Mwape, 63, had denied earlier allegations of sexual misconduct allegations against him describing them as ‘fake’ before insisting he had not been spoken to by police at any stage.

However, the recent allegation reportedly occured during the on-going Women’s World Cup. It is said to have taken place after a training session on Friday, with the report to a FIFA official coming after the conclusion of Zambia’s campaign earlier this week.

According to the report, Football Association of Zambia president Andrew Kamanga has been made aware of the alleged incident.

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Zambia beat Costa Rica 3-1 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, but were still eliminated during the group stages after defeats against Japan and Spain.

A FIFA statement read: “We can confirm that a complaint has been received in relation to the Zambian women’s national team and this is currently being investigated. We cannot provide further details regarding an ongoing investigation for obvious confidentiality reasons.”