Constant Omari is president of the DR Congo Football Association and a member of the Fifa CouncilFifa says it is monitoring the situation in DR Congo after the detention of the football association's president Constant Omari. Omari is also on the Fifa Council and a vice-president with the Confederation of African Football. "Fifa is closely following the matter and gathering additional information but has no further statement to make at this stage," Fifa said in a statement. Omari was questioned along with sports ministry secretary-general Barthelemy Okito and two football association vice-presidents, Roger Bondembe and Theobad Binamungu. The organisers of the league in DR Congo, Linafoot, have suspended all activities until further notice "in solidarity" with all those who have been detained.

Source: BBC April 18, 2018 12:03 UTC