A leaked audit report of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has found that the confederation’s former president Mohammed bin Hamman routinely handed out tens of thousands of dollars in cash to federation presidents and their relatives, including that to Nepal.

“Gaurav Thapa, whose father heads the Nepalese federation, received $100,000...,” the Associated Press reported on Saturday, citing a copy of the audit report it obtained. The audit was prepared by the international accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers and dated July 13.

But President of All Nepal Football Association Ganesh Thapa has defended the claims, saying that he had taken the money from Hammam as personal loan.