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CAF president Ahmad arrested over corruption

African Football Confederation (CAF) President, Ahmad Ahmad speaks to press at presidential palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast January 29, 2019. [Reuters]

Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad was questioned by French authorities in Paris on Thursday, world football's governing body FIFA said.

Ahmad, a former Malagasy cabinet minister, was reported in March to FIFA's ethics committee for alleged corruption and harassment by CAF general secretary Amr Fahmy. Fahmy was then fired.

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