The world football governing body, FIFA has today slapped a five year ban on Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over abuse of office and financial misconduct.
Ahmad, aged 60 years and elected CAF president in 2017, has also been fined 200,00 Swiss Francs, about Uganda shillings 813 million.
The decision was made by FIFA’s adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee and announced on Monday.
The ban however comes at a time when Ahmad had announced his re-election bid as CAF President.
