African soccer confederation (CAF) head and FIFA Vice President Ahmad Ahmad was banned from all football-related activity on Monday due to financial misconduct. His misappropriation of funds included a pilgrimage to Mecca.
But that ambition now lies in tatters after 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.”
Mecca trip
In addition to his ban, the 60-year-old was fined €185,000 ($220,000) for “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.”
Ahmad has been blighted by corruption allegations throughout his tenure as CAF president and was detained for questioning by French authorities on the eve of the 2019 Women’s World Cup over an arrangement with a sports equipment firm that appeared to have little connection with soccer.
In a related development, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the Confederation’s 1st vice president Congolese Constant Omari Selemani as interim president of the Confederation until March 2021.
Credit: dw.com
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