This decision was made by the adjudicatory chamber of
the Independent Ethics Committee via a statement on FIFA official
twitter handle on Monday.
“The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics
Committee has found Ahmad Ahmad,
President of (CAF) and a FIFA Vice-President, guilty of having
breached article 15 (Duty of loyalty).
Article 20 (Offering and accepting gifts or other
benefits) and article 25 (Abuse of position) of the 2020 edition of
the FIFA Code of Ethics, as well as article 28 (Misappropriation of
funds) of the 2018 edition.
“The investigation into Ahmad’s conduct in his
position as CAF President during the period from 2017 to 2019
concerned various CAF-related governance issues.
“This also includes the organisation and financing
of an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, his involvement in CAF’s dealings
with the sports equipment company Tactical Steel and other
activities.
FIFA said in its
decision that following an extensive hearing, the adjudicatory
chamber ruled that, based on information gathered by the
investigatory chamber, Ahmad had breached his duty of loyalty.
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“He had also offered gifts and other benefits,
mismanaged funds and abused his position as the CAF President,
pursuant to the FIFA Code of Ethics.
“Consequently, the adjudicatory chamber sanctioned
him with a ban from all football-related activity (administrative,
sports or any other) at both national and international level for
five years.
In addition, a fine in the amount of CHF 200,000
has been imposed on Ahmad,’’ the statement said.
The committee also added that “the terms of the
decision were notified to Ahmad today, the date on which the ban
comes into force.
“In accordance with article 78 paragraph 2 of the
FIFA Code of Ethics, the full, motivated decision will be notified
to Ahmad in the next 60 days, after which it will be published on
legal.fifa.com,’’ the statement concluded.
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