The Confederation of African Football president Ahmad has been banned for five years by Fifa for breaching various codes of ethics

The Confederation of African Football president Ahmad has been banned for five years by Fifa for breaching various codes of ethics The 60-year-old, a vice-president of world governing body Fifa, has been found to have breached codes relating to duty of loyalty, offering and accepting gifts, abuse of position and misappropriation of funds “The investigation into Mr Ahmad’s conduct … from 2017 to 2019 concerned various Caf-related governance issues, including the organisation and financing of an Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, his involvement in Caf’s dealing with the sports equipment company Tactical Steel and other activities,” a Fifa statement read Ahmad, whose impending ban was announced by BBC Sport Africa last month, has also been fined $200,000 He has previously denied any wrongdoing BBC Sport Africa understands that Ahmad – who announced his bid for a second term last month – is also facing a separate ethics investigation by football’s world governing body In a rare move, Fifa has split its investigation into two parts with Ahmad having asked for his ethics case to be resolved prior to the 12 November deadline for presidential candidates to be named After his bout of coronavirus, which he tested positive for on 30 October, delayed his hearing, this deadline was unable to be met He can appeal his sanction at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) once he has received the full grounds for the decision, a process that can take up to 60 days Last month, the former head of Madagascar’s FA announced his intention to go for a second term in office when Caf elections take place next March This is now in major doubt as Ahmad, who was elected Caf president in 2017, would have to pass an eligibility test to resume his place on the Fifa Council Source: The Anchor All Zim News is a central hub for all things Zimbabwean, curating news from across the country so no story is missed Alongside aggregation, our team of nationwide reporters provides real-time, on-the-ground coverage Stay informed and connected — reach us at admin@allzimnews.com. Source: Theanchor