CAF President Ahmad suspended by FIFA.
The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, it was announced on monday by the global governing body.
The president Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since March 2017 and was standing for re-election when FIFA banned him for “governance issues”.
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In their report, FIFA said that Ahmad had “breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mismanaged funds and abused his position as the Confederation of African Football President”.
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Ahmad has also been fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($220,000) by FIFA for the misdeeds, which related to “the organisation and financing of an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca” and his involvement in CAF’s dealings with a sports equipment company.
