AFC general secretary quits after'cover up' claims Asian Football Conference general Secretary Alex Soosayhasresigned. the regional body announced yester- day amid allegations he wasinvolved ina cover-up during the reign of scan- dal tainted former boss Mohamed bin Hammam Soosay, a former coach and Malaysian international midfield- er was suspended last month pend- inga probe into allegationshe tried to obstruct a 2012 audit of AFC accounts. The investigation by the emergence April of a videotaped interview in which an AFC official said Soosay asked him to"tamper[with] orhide documents during the audit. The documents Soosay was accused of trying to hide are thought to relate to payments ordered Hammam, now banned for life from football worldwide, was guilty of financial wrongdoing during his 2002- 20n AFC presidency. -AFP