CAF President Archives • Sahara Football https://www.saharafootball.net News on the Ghana Premier League and Ghana Football Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:06:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/www.saharafootball.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-ZULU.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 CAF President Archives • Sahara Football https://www.saharafootball.net 32 32 122876147 CAF president Ahmad Ahmad handed lengthy ban https://www.saharafootball.net/fifa-caf-president-ahmad-ahmad-handed-lengthy-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fifa-caf-president-ahmad-ahmad-handed-lengthy-ban Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.saharafootball.net/?p=27597 CAF president Ahmad Ahmad handed lengthy ban Confederation of African Football (CAF) president and FIFA vice-president Ahmad Ahmad has been handed a five-year ban for breaching the FIFA Code of Ethics. The decision was released on Monday by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, which found that Ahmad had breached various articles of [...]

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Confederation of African Football (CAF) president and FIFA vice-president Ahmad Ahmad has been handed a five-year ban for breaching the FIFA Code of Ethics.

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]]> 27597 CAF President Ahmad released by the French investigators; no charges against him https://www.saharafootball.net/caf-president-ahmad-released-french-investigators-no-charges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caf-president-ahmad-released-french-investigators-no-charges https://www.saharafootball.net/caf-president-ahmad-released-french-investigators-no-charges/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:57:46 +0000 http://www.saharafootball.net/?p=20853 CAF President Ahmad released by the French investigators; no charges against him CAF president Ahmad Ahmad has just been released by the French judicial authorities without charges against him. Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning at the Berri Hotel in Paris after being accused of contract fraud, mismanagement of CAF funds, and the payment of [...]

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CAF President Ahmad released by the French investigators; no charges against him

CAF president Ahmad Ahmad has just been released by the French judicial authorities without charges against him.




Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning at the Berri Hotel in Paris after being accused of contract fraud, mismanagement of CAF funds, and the payment of US$ 20,000 sums directly into the private bank accounts of federation presidents.

Jeune Afrique reported Ahmad was asked about allegations that CAF unilaterally broke a contract with German sports merchandise giant Puma, before signing a merchandise deal with a French supplier.

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]]> https://www.saharafootball.net/caf-president-ahmad-released-french-investigators-no-charges/feed/ 67 20853 Breaking: CAF President Ahmad Ahmad arrested in Paris https://www.saharafootball.net/breaking-caf-president-ahmad-ahmad-arrested-paris/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-caf-president-ahmad-ahmad-arrested-paris https://www.saharafootball.net/breaking-caf-president-ahmad-ahmad-arrested-paris/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:07:39 +0000 http://www.saharafootball.net/?p=20825 Breaking: CAF President Ahmad Ahmad arrested in Paris The President of the Confederation of African Football has been arrested in Paris according to Jeune Afrique. According to our Jeune Afrique, the president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning at a hotel in Paris, where he was staying to [...]

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The President of the Confederation of African Football has been arrested in Paris according to Jeune Afrique.



According to our Jeune Afrique, the president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning at a hotel in Paris, where he was staying to attend the FIFA Congress.

Ahmad Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning around 8:30 am at the Berri Hotel in Paris, to be heard by the services of the Central Office for the fight against corruption and financial and fiscal offenses (Oclif), Jeune Afrique learned… According to our information, this arrest would be linked to the contract unilaterally broken by CAF with the German equipment manufacturer Puma to engage with the company Technical Steel, based in La Seyne-sur-Mer.



A signing of a contract which, according to the former secretary general of the continental forum Amr Fahmy, was favored by the proximity between Ahmad Ahmad and one of the leaders of the French company, whose additional cost would reach 830 000 dollars (739 000 euros). “All decisions were made collegially” and “transparent,” defended mid-April the boss of African football.

The arrest comes as Ahmad Ahmad was in Paris to attend the FIFA Congress, which resulted in the re-election of President Gianni Infantino.



Wednesday night, CAF made the decision to replay the final return of the African Champions League , after the controversial interruption of the match for a problem related to video assistance to arbitration. A lively controversy ensued, Tunisians Esperance Sports Tunis, declared winners but de facto de facto fourth title in their history, having announced their intention to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).



source: Jeune Afrique

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