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CAF president's ban reduced but re-election hopes over

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File photo taken on April 22, 2018, Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad talks during an interview at his office in Cairo. [AFP]

Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad's five-year ban from football has been reduced to two years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday, ending his hopes of re-election this week.

The ruling clears the way for South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe to replace him and become the organisation's eighth president in its 63-year history.

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