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Ahmad Ahmad, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president has been banned for five years by FIFA for breaching various codes of ethics.
The 60-year-old who also doubles as the vice-president of FIFA, has been found to have breached codes which relates to duty of loyalty, offering and accepting gifts, abuse of position and misappropriation of funds.
A FIFA statement read “The investigation into Mr Ahmad’s conduct … from 2017 to 2019 concerned various CAF-related governance issues, including the organisation and financing of an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, his involvement in CAF’s dealing with the sports equipment company Tactical Steel and other activities”
Ahmad who has previously denied any wrongdoing has also been fined $200,000.
Ahmad – who announced his re-election bid last month ahead of March’s elections – is also facing a separate ethics investigation by FIFA.
In a rare move, FIFA has split its investigation into two parts with Ahmad having asked for his ethics case to be resolved prior to the 12 November deadline for presidential candidates to be named.
His hearing was delayed and the deadline was unable to be met due to his battle with coronavirus, which he tested positive for on 30 October.
He can appeal his sanction at the Court of Arbitration for Sport once he has received the full grounds for the decision, a process that can take up to 60 days.
Last month, the former head of Madagascar’s FA announced his desire to go for a second term in office.
This is now in major doubt as Ahmad, who was elected CAF president in 2017, would have to pass an eligibility test to resume his place on the FIFA Council.
Washington Trade Daily is reporting that South Korea has taken the decision to withdraw its candidate who also doubles as its trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee from the World Trade Organisation […]
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