FIFA Bans Former Congo And CAF Boss

FIFA Bans Former Congo And CAF Boss By Sampson Adedeji World soccer governing body (FIFA ) has announced the ban of former interim President of African soccer governing (CAF) Constant Omari for a year for breaking its ethics code, BSNSports.com.ng can reports. Few weeks back Omari announced his stepping down as president of Congolese football federation after spending 16 years at the helm of affairs. Former first vice president of the Confederation of African Football was found by FIFA to have received benefits from Lagardere during negotiations between the French media company and CAF. In early 2019, Omari oversaw an amendment to the billion-dollar deal that CAF had made with Lagardere Sports in 2015. He is believed to have received in the region of €66,000, which FIFA has requested he pay as a fine. Omari entered into a plea bargain arrangement with FIFA and in a statement FIFA said: “A formal investigation against Mr Omari was opened on 7 January 2021.” “[It] concerned certain benefits accepted and received from Lagardere Sports, in relation to the negotiations that he conducted for an agreement between CAF and Lagardere Sports in connection with the commercialisation of certain TV rights licenced to the LCS company and to the collection of the latter’s outstanding debt. “The negotiations, which were led by Mr Omari on behalf of CAF, resulted in contractual provisions that were particularly detrimental to CAF, causing significant financial damage to the confederation.” “In this respect, the receipt of benefits created a conflict of interests that detracted from Mr Omari’s ability to perform his dues to CAF with integrity and in an independent and purposeful manner," the statements reads.