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FIFA slams 5 years ban on Africa’s football president, Ahmad Ahmad

Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation of Africa football, CAF was on Monday slammed with a five years ban by the world football governing body, FIFA over financial misconduct.

The FIFA ethics committee found “Ahmad had breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mismanaged funds and abused his position as the CAF President.”

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Ahmad who before taking over at CAF was a former government official in Madagascar had his first four-year term muddled with allegations of financial wrongdoing and misconduct at the Confederation of African Football headquarters in Cairo.

According to AP, he was detained by French authorities in Paris on the eve of the Women’s World Cup for questioning about a CAF equipment deal with a company that appeared to have little connection with soccer.

“The investigation into Mr. Ahmad’s conduct in his position as CAF President during the period from 2017 to 2019 concerned various CAF-related governance issues, including the organization and financing of an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, his involvement in CAF’s dealings with the sports equipment company Tactical Steel and other activities,” FIFA said in a statement.

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