Fifa hand Caf chief Ahmad five-year ban
Ahmad’s time at Caf has gone up in smoke
The head of African football Ahmad Ah-mad has been suspend-ed by Fifa for five years for corruption, Fifa announced yesterday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football since March 2017 and was standing for re-election in 2021 when Fifa banned him for “governance issues.”
In their statement, Fifa said Ahmad had “breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts and other benefits, mis-managed funds and abused his position as the Caf president.” Ahmad, a top ally of Fufa president Moses Magogo, has also been fined $220,000 (Shs800m) for the misdeeds, which related to “the organisation and financing of a pilgrimage to Mecca” and his involvement in Caf’s dealings with a sports equipment company.
The 60-year-old can appeal the ban “from all football-related activity” at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
In April 2019 he was accused of a series of offences by former Caf official Amr Fahmy, who informed Fifa that Ahmad had paid bribes to directors, made personal use of Caf funds and sexually harassed several employees.
Ahmad’s bid to remain head of Caf is being challenged by Senegalese FA chief Augustin Senghor, Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya, Ivory Coast’s Jacques Anouma and South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
