US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, pictured on December 3, 2015, announced more indictments related to the FIFA corruption scandal © Getty/AFP Chip Somodevilla Washington (AFP) - Several senior FIFA officials from the past or present were among 16 more people indicted by US authorities on Thursday as the corruption scandal rocking football's governing body widened.

The indictments were announced by the United States Justice Department in Washington after another series of dramatic dawn raids at a luxury hotel in Zurich where top FIFA officials had gathered.

Among those arrested on Thursday were the president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), Juan Angel Napout, and Alfredo Hawit, head of the North, Central American and Caribbean ruling body (CONCACAF).

Other notable officials indicted include Ricardo Teixeira, former head of the Brazilian Football Confederation and a former FIFA vice-president.