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[Exclusive] Football: Ahmad Ahmad, President of CAF, arrested in Paris

June 06, 2019 at 12:50 pm
By Jeune Afrique
Updated June 06, 2019 at 1:02 pm

According to our information, the president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning at a hotel in Paris, where he was staying to attend the FIFA Congress.

Ahmad Ahmad was arrested on Thursday morning around 8:30 am at the Berri Hotel in Paris, to be heard by the services of the Central Office for the fight against corruption and financial and fiscal offenses (Oclif), Jeune Afrique learned. . According to our information, this arrest would be linked to the contract unilaterally broken by CAF with the German equipment manufacturer Puma to engage with the company Technical Steel, based in La Seyne-sur-Mer.

A g of a contract which, according to the former secretary general of the continental forum Amr Fahmy, was favored by the proximity between Ahmad Ahmad and one of the leaders of the French company, whose additional cost would reach 830 000 dollars (739 000 euros). "All decisions were made collegially" and "transparent," defended mid-April the boss of African football.

The arrest comes as Ahmad Ahmad was in Paris to attend the FIFA Congress, which resulted in the re-election of President Gianni Infantino.

Wednesday night, CAF made the decision to replay the final return of the African Champions League , after the controversial interruption of the match for a problem related to video assistance to arbitration. A lively controversy ensued, Tunisians Esperance Sports Tunis, declared winners but de facto de facto fourth title in their history, having announced their intention to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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Hmmm

Why Always Africa and Africans. Skin color notwithstanding, we all seem to have the same DNA ingrained within us.

CAF and Corruption is like white rice and stew..they cannot divorce

Hahaha Yoruba man will never disappoint


Always bringing shame to the nation, always into crime


Why always afonja?

See his face

Obaofusa:
Hahaha Yoruba man will never disappoint

Shuuuuuuut uuuuuuup tribalist

When will they arrest Issa Hayatou ?

Africans. When will you have sense?

Sai Buhari

Where is Issa Hayatou

Obaofusa:
Hahaha Yoruba man will never disappoint

Is he a yahoo boy?

Why nah

First Dem embarrass themselves for African champions league. Now this one again

Black continent, black people, black ideas. SMH

Embarrassing.

Most of the football are corrupt... Blatter, Amos Adamu comes to mind

daddytime:
Hmmm
Why Always Africa and Africans. Skin color notwithstanding.

He breached the contract... Over there they don't behave like Africans..

can anything good comes out from Africa?

I'm getting unconfirmed reports that NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, is now the acting president of CAF.

Bad Belle...

Obaofusa:
Hahaha Yoruba man will never disappoint

when will you have sense

Obaofusa:
Hahaha Yoruba man will never disappoint

What's wrong with this one?? He is not yoruba please!
Stop the hate!
By the way,I am not yoruba.

Obaofusa:
Hahaha Yoruba man will never disappoint


Always bringing shame to the nation, always in crime

Ahmad Ahmad is not a Nigerian...he is from Madagascar.

Na wa o. I dunno which is more ridiculous, the ordering of caf champions league final between Wydad and Esperance to be replayed yesterday and his arrest today. African things must sha be different

Ahmad Ahmad. .he has to be arrested

We it seems corruption is embedded in every human but it seems to be part of an African and a black mans Dna

hisexcellency34:
When will they arrest Issa Hayatou ?

Man man now.

naptu2:
I'm getting unconfirmed reports that Amaju Pinnick

Wetin do Amaju Pinnick?

hisexcellency34:
When will they arrest Issa Hayatou ?

YES...when would they arrest that man??

(Probably never..that wily old fox has covered his tracks well)