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Suspension of African football boss opens field for new faces

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 22, 2018, Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad talks during an interview at his office in Cairo.

The suspension of Confederation of African Football chief Ahmad Ahmad on Monday has thrown wide open the future leadership of the regional soccer governing body, with his ban from the game coming just months before CAF's presidential elections.

Ahmad had already been endorsed by 46 of the continent’s 54 football associations and looked certain to be re-elected in March 2021 but the five-year ban, announced by FIFA's Ethics Committee, means there will now be a scramble for power.

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