Screenshot of the FIFA website announcement.
China News Service, November 24th. On the evening of the 23rd, Beijing time, FIFA officially announced the results of the trial of Ahmed, the chairman of the African Football Federation and the vice chairman of FIFA.
The latter was sentenced to a five-year ban on football-related activities and fined 200,000 Swiss francs (approximately RMB 1.44 million) for violating a number of terms such as abuse of power, misuse of funds, providing and receiving gifts or other forms of benefits.
FIFA issued an announcement stating that Ahmed, the president of the African Football Federation and the vice president of FIFA, was ruled to ban participation in the country for five years for breaching loyalty obligations, offering or receiving gifts and other benefits, abuse of power and embezzlement of public funds. And all football-related activities internationally.
In addition, Ahmed was fined 200,000 Swiss francs.
It is understood that FIFA has conducted investigations into various issues related to the African Football Association during Ahmed’s tenure as the Chairman of the African Football Association from 2017 to 2019, including the organization and financing of the Hajj to Mecca, and the African Football Association. Deals with sports equipment companies and other activities.
In March 2017, Ahmed defeated Hayatou upset in the election for the president of the African Football Federation and became the new head of African football.
In June 2019, he was arrested in a Paris hotel.
At that time, French media reported that this may be related to the change of sponsors by the FAFA in 2017, and Ahmed was suspected of taking bribes in the change of sponsors.
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