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  • the head of African soccer has been banned from the sport for five years following a FIFA ethics investigation.

  • Ahmed Ahmed, the president of the Confederation of African Football, had been intending to stand in election in March.

  • But on Monday the sports global governing body said his independent ethics committee had found him guilty of offering and accepting gifts and other benefits.

  • Onda misappropriation of funds corruption allegations were sent to Fevers Investigations Committee in 2019 by former general secretary Um Are Far Me, including the Ahmed, had ordered the payment of $20,000 in bribes.

  • The African Soccer Association presidents on that he had cost calf an extra $830,000 by ordering equipment fire a French intermediary company called Tactical Steel.

  • That company denied any wrongdoing.

  • Other accusations included that Ahmed had harassed four female staff on over spent more than $400,000 of calf money on cars in Egypt and Madagascar.

  • FIFA statement on Monday said Ahmed is now banned from all football related activity at both national and international level for five years.

  • He was also fined about $200,000.

the head of African soccer has been banned from the sport for five years following a FIFA ethics investigation.

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