CFA Officials Wasted $7.2 Million in Two Years

Vietnam player Nguyen Phong Hong Duy (L) fights for the ball with China's Zhang Linpeng (R) during the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier final round Group B match between Vietnam and China at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 1, 2022. Minh Hoang/Getty Images

Du Zhaocai, former Party secretary of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and a former member of the FIFA Council, is under investigation for alleged serious violations of Party discipline and the law, China’s anti-graft body announced on April 1.

Du was also the deputy head of the General Administration of Sport of China. Since the former football head coach Li Tie was investigated on Nov. 6, 2022, China has investigated at least nine CFA officials in its anti-corruption probe.